Catalog

Tuberculous mastoiditis

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Tuberculous mastoiditis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1753457875

This is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This diagnosis is the result of an infection that extends to the air cells of the skull behind the ear.