"Otitis Externa" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Inflammation of the OUTER EAR including the external EAR CANAL, cartilages of the auricle (EAR CARTILAGE), and the TYMPANIC MEMBRANE.
| Descriptor ID |
D010032
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C09.218.705.496
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| Concept/Terms |
Otitis Externa- Otitis Externa
- Externa, Otitis
- External Otitis
- External Otitides
- Otitides, External
- Otitis, External
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Otitis Externa" by people in Profiles.
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Otitis externa: Review and clinical update. Am Fam Physician. 2006 Nov 01; 74(9):1510-6.
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Otomycosis: clinical features and treatment implications. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006 Nov; 135(5):787-91.
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Fungal malignant otitis externa due to Scedosporium apiospermum. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2001 Apr; 110(4):377-80.
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Life-threatening Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection. Clin Infect Dis. 1992 Feb; 14(2):403-11.