chronic atticoantral disease

Term ID

DOID:14248

Synonyms

• chronic atticoantral suppurative otitis media

Definition

A chronic purulent otitis media which involves perforation in the attic region (pars flaccida of the tympanic membrane) or at the posterosuperior margin, with in-growth of squamous epithelium into the middle ear. This is caused as a result of poor ventilation of the middle ear and episodes of infection. http://books.google.com/books?id=Dvl0V7DzoSMC&pg=PA114&lpg#v=onepage&q=&f=false

References

• ICD10CM:H66.2
• ICD9CM:382.2
• SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:41954005
• UMLS_CUI:C0155441

Ontology

Human Disease   ( DOID:14248 )