Preferred Label : Chronic mucoid otitis media;
ICD-11 definition : This involves a perforation (hole) in the tympanic membrane and active bacterial infection
within the middle ear space for several weeks or more. There may be enough pus that
it drains to the outside of the ear (otorrhea), or the purulence may be minimal enough
to only be seen on examination using a binocular microscope.;
ICD-11 synonym : simple chronic mucoid otitis media; chronic mucoid otitis media, unspecified ear; chronic mucinous otitis media; chronic mucoid otitis media, simple or unspecified;
Origin ID : 2044876583;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
This involves a perforation (hole) in the tympanic membrane and active bacterial infection
within the middle ear space for several weeks or more. There may be enough pus that
it drains to the outside of the ear (otorrhea), or the purulence may be minimal enough
to only be seen on examination using a binocular microscope.
