Acute suppurative otitis media

Description

Acute suppurative otitis media is defined as an inflammation of the middle ear which erupts suddenly and passes quickly. It is characteristic to have a middle-ear infection behind a reddened eardrum.

Index terms

Acute suppurative otitis media
acute or subacute purulent otitis media
acute or subacute suppurative otitis media

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Acute abscess of middle ear
acute abscess of ear NOS
Temporal pyramidal apex syndrome

Exclusions from above levels

01 – Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
02 – Neoplasms
05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases

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18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes

Sibling codes

AA91 – Chronic suppurative otitis media
AA9Z – Suppurative otitis media, unspecified whether acute or chronic

Foundation entity

Acute suppurative otitis media – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/214476774

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: 10: Diseases of the ear or mastoid process