Infectious Otitis Externa

Preferred Label : Infectious Otitis Externa;

NCIt synonyms : External Ear Infection;

NCIt related terms : Otitis externa; Swimmer's Ear; Outer Ear Infection;

NCIt definition : Inflammation of the anatomical structures of the outer ear and ear canal secondary to an infectious process. Bacterial etiology is most common, but fungal infection is also possible. Symptoms include erythema, edema, and pain.;

Alternative definition : CTCAE: A disorder characterized by an infectious process involving the outer ear and ear canal. Contributory factors include excessive water exposure (swimmer's ear infection) and cuts in the ear canal. Symptoms include fullness, itching, swelling and marked discomfort in the ear and ear drainage.; NICHD: Otitis externa that is caused by an infectious agent.; FDA: An infectious process involving the outer ear and ear canal.;

Codes from synonyms : E11472; 4814;

Details

Origin ID

C3299;

UMLS CUI

C0021355;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Infective otitis externa [ICD-9 code]
- Otitis externa [HPO term]
- Swimmer's ear [MedDRA LLT]
- ear infections [MedlinePlus Topic]
- otitis externa [DO Concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- External ear infection NOS [MedDRA LLT]
- Infection of external ear (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Infection of the outer ear [MedDRA LLT]
- Infective otitis externa [MedDRA LLT]
- Infective otitis externa (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- OTITIS EXTERNA [WHO-ART Preferred Term]
- Otitis externa [ICD-10 category]
- Otitis externa [ICD-11 Category]
- Otitis externa [ICD-10 category (who)]
- Otitis externa [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Otitis externa (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Otitis externa NOS [MedDRA LLT]
- infective otitis externa, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- otitis externa [ICPC-2 Rubric]
- otitis externa [MeSH Descriptor]
- otitis externa [MeSH concept]
- otitis externa [Radlex concept]
- otitis externa, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- outer ear infection [Disease (Nov.)]
DO Cross reference
- otitis externa [DO Concept]
False automatic mappings
- Otitis externa (excl boil of meatus) [MedDRA LLT]
- Otitis externa (excl boil of meatus) NOS [MedDRA LLT]
Has associated anatomic sites
- Ear [NCIt concept]
- External Ear [NCIt concept]
- Head and Neck [NCIt concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Disease or Syndrome [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Infective otitis externa [ICD-9 code]
- Infective otitis externa [MedDRA LLT]
- Infective otitis externa (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Infective otitis externa, unspecified [ICD-9 code]
- Infective otitis externa, unspecified [MedDRA LLT]
- Swimmer's ear [MedDRA LLT]
- infective otitis externa, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- otitis externa [DO Concept]
Validated automatic mappings to NTBT
- external otitis [Disease (Nov.)]
concept_is_in_subset
- CDRH Health Effects - Clinical Signs and Symptoms or Conditions Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTCAE Adverse Events Version 4.0 Terminology [NCIt concept]
- FDA Center For Devices and Radiological Health Terminology [NCIt concept]
- NICHD Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Pediatric Infectious Disease Terminology [NCIt concept]

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