ICD-11 code : AA01;
Preferred Label : Cellulitis of external ear;
ICD-11 definition : A diffuse subacute bacterial infection of the soft tissues of the external ear, most
commonly due to beta-haemolytic streptococci. It may arise within an apparently healthy
external ear but may complicate both inflammatory and infective forms of otitis externa.;
Origin ID : 1308808115;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- ICD-10 Mapping
A diffuse subacute bacterial infection of the soft tissues of the external ear, most
commonly due to beta-haemolytic streptococci. It may arise within an apparently healthy
external ear but may complicate both inflammatory and infective forms of otitis externa.
