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Otitis externa may be acute (lasting less than six weeks) or chronic (lasting more than three months). [2] Acute cases are typically due to bacterial infection, and chronic cases are often due to allergies and autoimmune disorders. [2] [3] The most common cause of otitis externa is bacterial.
This category reflects the organization of International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision. Generally, diseases outlined within the ICD-10 codes H60-H62 within Chapter VIII: Diseases of the ear and mastoid process should be included in this category.
Malignant otitis externa is a rare and potentially life-threatening complication of otitis externa in which the infection spreads from the ear canal into the surrounding skull base, hence becoming an osteomyelitis. [16] It occurs largely in diabetic patients. [20]
380.8 Other disorders of external ear; 380.9 Unspecified; 381 Nonsuppurative otitis media and Eustachian tube disorders. 381.0 Acute nonsuppurative otitis media; 381.1 Chronic serous otitis media; 381.2 Chronic mucoid otitis media; 381.3 Other and unspecified chronic nonsuppurative otitis media; 381.4 Nonsuppurative otitis media, not specified ...
The most common aetiology of acute otitis externa is bacterial infection, [5] while chronic cases are often associated with underlying skin diseases such as eczema or psoriasis. [6] A third form, malignant otitis externa, or necrotising otitis externa, is a potentially life-threatening, invasive infection of the external auditory canal and ...
CT scan: Otitis media (simple arrow) and mastoiditis (double arrow) of the right side (left side in image). The external auditory canal is partially occupied by suppuration (triple arrow). 44-year-old woman. The diagnosis of mastoiditis is clinical—based on the medical history and physical examination.
This is a shortened version of the first chapter of the ICD-9: Infectious and Parasitic Diseases. It covers ICD codes 001 to 139 . The full chapter can be found on pages 49 to 99 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9.
ICD-9 chapters; Chapter Block Title I 001–139: Infectious and Parasitic Diseases II 140–239: Neoplasms III 240–279: Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases, and Immunity Disorders