malignant external otitis
malignant external otitis
a life-threatening Pseudomonas osteomyelitis of the temporal bone in old people with diabetes that begins with ear pain and swelling of and discharge from the external auditory canal.
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necrotising external otitis
Otitis externa accompanied by osteomyelitis and bone erosion, which often arises in a background of Pseudomonas otitis in patients who are elderly, diabetic and/or immunocompromised.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
ma·lig·nant ex·ter·nal o·ti·tis
(mă-lig'nănt eks-tĕr'nălō-tī'tis)A life-threatening Pseudomonas osteomyelitis of the temporal bone in elderly people with diabetes that begins with ear pain and swelling of and discharge from the external auditory canal.
Synonym(s): Pseudomonas osteomyelitis.
Synonym(s): Pseudomonas osteomyelitis.
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