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Otitis

MedGen UID:
14536
Concept ID:
C0029877
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Ear Inflammation; Ear Inflammations; Inflammation, Ear; Inflammations, Ear; Otitides
SNOMED CT: Inflammatory disorder of ear (43275000); Otitis (43275000)

Definition

Inflammation of the ear, which may be marked by pain (EARACHE), fever, HEARING DISORDERS, and VERTIGO. Inflammation of the external ear is OTITIS EXTERNA; of the middle ear, OTITIS MEDIA; of the inner ear, LABYRINTHITIS. [from MeSH]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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Harmes KM, Blackwood RA, Burrows HL, Cooke JM, Harrison RV, Passamani PP
Am Fam Physician 2013 Oct 1;88(7):435-40. PMID: 24134083

Diagnosis

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Venekamp RP, Damoiseaux RA, Schilder AG
Am Fam Physician 2017 Jan 15;95(2):109-110. PMID: 28084706
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Therapy

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Prognosis

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Clinical prediction guides

Yin X, Liu L, Luo M, Liu Y, Duan M
Acta Otolaryngol 2023 Nov-Dec;143(11-12):946-950. Epub 2024 Jan 26 doi: 10.1080/00016489.2024.2302317. PMID: 38240113
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Recent systematic reviews

Venekamp RP, Sanders SL, Glasziou PP, Rovers MM
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Loh R, Phua M, Shaw CL
J Laryngol Otol 2018 Feb;132(2):96-104. Epub 2017 Sep 7 doi: 10.1017/S0022215117001840. PMID: 28879826
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