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pleural disease

Disease Summary
Associated Targets (26)
Tclin

10

Tbio

10

Tchem

6


Mondo Description A non-neoplastic or neoplastic disorder that affects the pleura. Representative examples include pleural infection, pleural mesothelioma, and pleural solitary fibrous tumor.
Disease Ontology Description A thoracic disease which may involve inflammation of pleura, collection of air within the pleural cavity, abnormal collection of pleural fluid, abnormal growths on the pleura (pleural tumor) and pleural plaques. The main causes of pleural diseases including pleural effusions are congestive heart failure, malignancy, parapneumonic infections and pulmonary embolism.
Mondo Term and Equivalent IDs
MONDO:0002037:  pleural disease
MESH:D010995: 
NCIT:C26859: 
SCTID:88075009: 
UMLS:C0032226: