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Summary Literature (0)
DOID:3798 - pleural empyema


Disease Ontology Definition:A soft tissue infectious disease that involves accumulation of pus in the pleural cavity as a result of infection within the lung (pneumonia) or a lung abscess spreading into the space. The symptoms include cough, fever, chest pain, sweating and shortness of breath.

Synonyms: abscess of pleural cavity, abscess of thorax, empyema, Empyema, Empyema, chest, Empyema of pleura, Empyema of pleura without fistula, Empyema (& pleural), empyema with fistula, Empyema with fistula, Empyema with fistula (& pleural), Empyema with no fistula, Empyema without mention of fistula, Empyema with pleural fistula, lung empyema, Pleural empyema with fistula, pleural empyema with no fistula, Purulent pleurisy, purulent pleuritis, pyothorax, Thorax abscess

Xenbase Genes :

Mondo Disease Ontology (on Monarch Initiative):
MONDO:0018667 - neck of scapula


Other Model Organisms: Alliance, MGI, ZFIN, FlyBase, WormBase, RGD

Ontology Viewers: Disease Ontology, EMBL-EBI, OLSVis tree view, Ontobee
Parent(s): pleural disease (is_a)