lower respiratory tract disease pleural disease disease_ontology DOID:1531 DOID:1532 UMLS_CUI:C0032226 SNOMEDCT_US_2020_03_01:88075009 MESH:D010995 A thoracic disease which may involve inflammation of pleura, collection of air within the pleural cavity, abnormal collection of pleural fluid, abnormal growths on the pleura (pleural tumor) and pleural plaques. The main causes of pleural diseases including pleural effusions are congestive heart failure, malignancy, parapneumonic infections and pulmonary embolism. NCI:C26859 disorder of pleura non-neoplastic pleural disease