silicotuberculosis
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
- UMLS:C0037118 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- ICD9:502
- MESH:D012830 (UMLS:C0037118)
- SCTID:233763009 (UMLS:C0037118)
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.
http://identifiers.org/mesh/D012830, http://identifiers.org/snomedct/233763009, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0037118
silicotuberculoses, silicotuberculosis
MONDO:0021804