Preferred Name

pleural effusion

Definitions

Increased amount of fluid within the pleural cavity. Symptoms include shortness of breath, cough, and chest pain. It is usually caused by lung infections, congestive heart failure, pleural and lung tumors, connective tissue disorders, and trauma. [NCIT]

ID

http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo/EFO_0009637

database_cross_reference

MedDRA:10035598

ICD10:J90

NCIt:C3331

definition

Increased amount of fluid within the pleural cavity. Symptoms include shortness of breath, cough, and chest pain. It is usually caused by lung infections, congestive heart failure, pleural and lung tumors, connective tissue disorders, and trauma. [NCIT]

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true

label

pleural effusion

prefixIRI

efo1:EFO_0009637

prefLabel

pleural effusion

subClassOf

http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo/EFO_0003765

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