chronic tubotympanic suppurative otitis media

Term ID

DOID:14435

Synonyms

Definition

A suppurative otitis media which is an inflammatory disease of the middle ear cleft characterized by the presence of a persisting perforation within the pars tensa of the tympanic membrane, intermittent profuse muco-purulent otorrhea and gradually progressive conductive hearing loss of more than 12 weeks duration. It is caused by episodes of upper respiratory infections. http://books.google.com/books?id=Dvl0V7DzoSMC&pg=PA101&lpg#v=onepage&q=&f=false

References

• ICD10CM:H66.1
• ICD9CM:382.1
• SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:87665008
• UMLS_CUI:C0155440

Ontology

Human Disease   ( DOID:14435 )