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silicotuberculosis

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Tuberculosis caused by the infection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in patients with silicosis (that is caused by inhalation of silica dust particles). The risk of a patient with silicosis developing pulmonary tuberculosis and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis is higher than in healthy population. [ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6670-9157 PMID:26175823 ]

Term info

database cross reference
  • UMLS:C0037118 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • ICD9:502
  • MESH:D012830 (UMLS:C0037118)
  • SCTID:233763009 (UMLS:C0037118)
definition

Tuberculosis caused by the infection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in patients with silicosis (that is caused by inhalation of silica dust particles). The risk of a patient with silicosis developing pulmonary tuberculosis and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis is higher than in healthy population.

exactMatch

http://identifiers.org/mesh/D012830, http://identifiers.org/snomedct/233763009, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0037118

has exact synonym

silicotuberculoses, silicotuberculosis

id

MONDO:0021804