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Otitis externa

MedGen UID:
10505
Concept ID:
C0029878
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Ear Inflammation, External; Externa, Otitis; External Ear Inflammation; External Ear Inflammations; External Otitides; External Otitis; Inflammation, External Ear; Otitides, External; Otitis Externa; Otitis, External
SNOMED CT: OE - Otitis externa (3135009); Inflammation of ear canal (3135009); Otitis externa (3135009)
 
HPO: HP:0410017
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0004795

Definition

Inflammation or infection of the external auditory canal (EAC), the auricle, or both. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVOtitis externa

Conditions with this feature

Exostosis of external ear canal
MedGen UID:
56363
Concept ID:
C0155411
Disease or Syndrome
A benign bony growth projecting outward from a bone surface within the external auditory canal.
Inflammatory skin and bowel disease, neonatal, 1
MedGen UID:
482131
Concept ID:
C3280501
Disease or Syndrome
Any neonatal inflammatory skin and bowel disease in which the cause of the disease is a mutation in the ADAM17 gene.
Immunodeficiency 66
MedGen UID:
1717128
Concept ID:
C5394265
Disease or Syndrome
Immunodeficiency-66 (IMD66) is an autosomal recessive primary immune disorder caused by defective immune cell migration and chemotaxis resulting from defects in cytoskeletal actin dynamics. Neutrophils are primarily affected, although there may be defects in dendritic cells and T and B cells. The phenotype is characterized by onset of recurrent bacterial infections in infancy. Laboratory studies show normal levels of myeloid and lymphoid cells, but there may be mild thrombocytopenia (summary by Record et al., 2015).

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Schwartz SR, Magit AE, Rosenfeld RM, Ballachanda BB, Hackell JM, Krouse HJ, Lawlor CM, Lin K, Parham K, Stutz DR, Walsh S, Woodson EA, Yanagisawa K, Cunningham ER Jr
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2017 Jan;156(1_suppl):S1-S29. doi: 10.1177/0194599816671491. PMID: 28045591
Rosenfeld RM, Schwartz SR, Cannon CR, Roland PS, Simon GR, Kumar KA, Huang WW, Haskell HW, Robertson PJ
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2014 Feb;150(1 Suppl):S1-S24. doi: 10.1177/0194599813517083. PMID: 24491310
Vennewald I, Klemm E
Clin Dermatol 2010 Mar 4;28(2):202-11. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2009.12.003. PMID: 20347664

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Barry V, Bhamra N, Balai E, Maung S
BMJ 2021 Mar 31;372:n714. doi: 10.1136/bmj.n714. PMID: 33789841
Treviño González JL, Reyes Suárez LL, Hernández de León JE
Am J Otolaryngol 2021 Mar-Apr;42(2):102894. Epub 2021 Jan 5 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2020.102894. PMID: 33429178
Gaddey HL, Wright MT, Nelson TN
Am Fam Physician 2019 Sep 15;100(6):350-356. PMID: 31524361
Schwartz SR, Magit AE, Rosenfeld RM, Ballachanda BB, Hackell JM, Krouse HJ, Lawlor CM, Lin K, Parham K, Stutz DR, Walsh S, Woodson EA, Yanagisawa K, Cunningham ER Jr
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2017 Jan;156(1_suppl):S1-S29. doi: 10.1177/0194599816671491. PMID: 28045591
Rosenfeld RM, Schwartz SR, Cannon CR, Roland PS, Simon GR, Kumar KA, Huang WW, Haskell HW, Robertson PJ
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2014 Feb;150(1 Suppl):S1-S24. doi: 10.1177/0194599813517083. PMID: 24491310

Diagnosis

Jackson EA, Geer K
Am Fam Physician 2023 Feb;107(2):145-151. PMID: 36791445
Treviño González JL, Reyes Suárez LL, Hernández de León JE
Am J Otolaryngol 2021 Mar-Apr;42(2):102894. Epub 2021 Jan 5 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2020.102894. PMID: 33429178
Rosenfeld RM, Schwartz SR, Cannon CR, Roland PS, Simon GR, Kumar KA, Huang WW, Haskell HW, Robertson PJ
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2014 Feb;150(1 Suppl):S1-S24. doi: 10.1177/0194599813517083. PMID: 24491310
Wipperman J
Prim Care 2014 Mar;41(1):1-9. Epub 2013 Dec 7 doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2013.10.001. PMID: 24439876
Vennewald I, Klemm E
Clin Dermatol 2010 Mar 4;28(2):202-11. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2009.12.003. PMID: 20347664

Therapy

Jackson EA, Geer K
Am Fam Physician 2023 Feb;107(2):145-151. PMID: 36791445
Treviño González JL, Reyes Suárez LL, Hernández de León JE
Am J Otolaryngol 2021 Mar-Apr;42(2):102894. Epub 2021 Jan 5 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2020.102894. PMID: 33429178
Wiegand S, Berner R, Schneider A, Lundershausen E, Dietz A
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2019 Mar 29;116(13):224-234. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2019.0224. PMID: 31064650Free PMC Article
Rosenfeld RM, Schwartz SR, Cannon CR, Roland PS, Simon GR, Kumar KA, Huang WW, Haskell HW, Robertson PJ
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2014 Feb;150(1 Suppl):S1-S24. doi: 10.1177/0194599813517083. PMID: 24491310
Vennewald I, Klemm E
Clin Dermatol 2010 Mar 4;28(2):202-11. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2009.12.003. PMID: 20347664

Prognosis

Aissat FZ, Denning DW
Mycoses 2023 Jul;66(7):594-603. Epub 2023 Apr 2 doi: 10.1111/myc.13585. PMID: 37005355
Treviño González JL, Reyes Suárez LL, Hernández de León JE
Am J Otolaryngol 2021 Mar-Apr;42(2):102894. Epub 2021 Jan 5 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2020.102894. PMID: 33429178
Mady OM, El-Ozairy HS, Wady EM
Am J Otolaryngol 2021 May-Jun;42(3):102672. Epub 2020 Aug 11 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2020.102672. PMID: 33248797Free PMC Article
Cohen Atsmoni S, Brener A, Roth Y
Diabetes Metab Syndr 2019 Mar-Apr;13(2):1141-1150. Epub 2019 Jan 17 doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2019.01.006. PMID: 31336457
Rosenfeld RM, Schwartz SR, Cannon CR, Roland PS, Simon GR, Kumar KA, Huang WW, Haskell HW, Robertson PJ
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2014 Feb;150(1 Suppl):S1-S24. doi: 10.1177/0194599813517083. PMID: 24491310

Clinical prediction guides

Nawaz S, Smith ME, George R, Dodgson K, Lloyd SKW
Clin Otolaryngol 2023 Sep;48(5):740-747. Epub 2023 May 14 doi: 10.1111/coa.14071. PMID: 37183531
Arslan IB, Pekcevik Y, Cukurova I
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2023 Jun;280(6):2755-2761. Epub 2022 Dec 18 doi: 10.1007/s00405-022-07784-y. PMID: 36528642Free PMC Article
Gaddey HL, Wright MT, Nelson TN
Am Fam Physician 2019 Sep 15;100(6):350-356. PMID: 31524361
Hajioff D, Mackeith S
BMJ Clin Evid 2010 Aug 3;2010 PMID: 21418684Free PMC Article
Hajioff D, Mackeith S
BMJ Clin Evid 2008 Jun 26;2008 PMID: 19450296Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Di Traglia R, Tudor-Green B, Muzaffar J, Borsetto D, Smith ME
Clin Otolaryngol 2023 Nov;48(6):841-862. Epub 2023 Aug 7 doi: 10.1111/coa.14084. PMID: 37550850
Takata J, Hopkins M, Alexander V, Bannister O, Dalton L, Harrison L, Groves E, Kanona H, Jones GL, Mohammed H, Andersson MI, Hodgson SH
Clin Otolaryngol 2023 May;48(3):381-394. Epub 2023 Feb 22 doi: 10.1111/coa.14041. PMID: 36759416
Hajioff D, MacKeith S
BMJ Clin Evid 2015 Jun 15;2015 PMID: 26074134Free PMC Article
Hajioff D, Mackeith S
BMJ Clin Evid 2010 Aug 3;2010 PMID: 21418684Free PMC Article
Hajioff D, Mackeith S
BMJ Clin Evid 2008 Jun 26;2008 PMID: 19450296Free PMC Article

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