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| ID | DOID:10852 |
| Name | middle ear cholesterol granuloma |
| Definition | A otitis media which is an expansile, inflammatory mass of granulation tissue in the middle ear. It is a foreign body reaction to cholesterol deposits that occur in obstructed fluid-filled air cells of the temporal bone. It is present with a conductive hearing loss and a blue eardrum. http://books.google.com/books?id=ZjbGu_NasbcC&pg=RA1-PA75&lpg#v=onepage&q=&f=false, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/16354369 |
| Xrefs |
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:28371001 |
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| Synonyms |
Cholesterin granuloma [EXACT] Cholesterin granuloma of middle ear [EXACT] |
| Parent Relationships |
is_a otitis media |