Disease or Syndrome
pleural tuberculosis
Subclass of:
Respiratory Tract Infections; Pleural Diseases; Tuberculosis
Definitions related to pleural tuberculosis:
  • (tuberculous pleuritis) Inflammation of the pleura secondary to an infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (tuberculosis, pleural) Tuberculosis of the serous membrane lining the thoracic cavity and surrounding the lungs.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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