ICD-11 definition : Acute suppurative otitis media is defined as an inflammation of the middle ear which
erupts suddenly and passes quickly. It is characteristic to have a middle-ear infection
behind a reddened eardrum.;
ICD-11 inclusion : temporal pyramidal apex syndrome; acute abscess of middle ear; acute or subacute purulent otitis media; acute abscess of ear; acute or subacute suppurative otitis media;
Acute suppurative otitis media is defined as an inflammation of the middle ear which
erupts suddenly and passes quickly. It is characteristic to have a middle-ear infection
behind a reddened eardrum.