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ID | DOID:14248 |
Name | chronic atticoantral disease |
Definition | A chronic purulent otitis media which involves perforation in the attic region (pars flaccida of the tympanic membrane) or at the posterosuperior margin, with in-growth of squamous epithelium into the middle ear. This is caused as a result of poor ventilation of the middle ear and episodes of infection. http://books.google.com/books?id=Dvl0V7DzoSMC&pg=PA114&lpg#v=onepage&q=&f=false |
Xrefs |
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:41954005 |
Synonyms |
chronic atticoantral suppurative otitis media [EXACT] |
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