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Otitis externa. A moderate case of otitis externa. There is narrowing of the ear channel, with a small amount of exudate and swelling of the outer ear. Otitis externa, also called swimmer's ear, [ 1] is inflammation of the ear canal. [ 2] It often presents with ear pain, swelling of the ear canal, and occasionally decreased hearing. [ 2]
Radiculopathy is a diagnosis commonly made by physicians in primary care specialties, orthopedics, physiatry, and neurology. The diagnosis may be suggested by symptoms of pain, numbness, paresthesia, and weakness in a pattern consistent with the distribution of a particular nerve root, such as sciatica. [ 6][ 7] Neck pain or back pain may also ...
Radicular pain, or radiculitis (from the Latin: radicula, lit. 'small root'), is pain "radiated" along the dermatome (sensory distribution) of a nerve due to inflammation or other irritation of the nerve root ( radiculopathy) at its connection to the spinal column. [ 1] A common form of radiculitis is sciatica – radicular pain that radiates ...
This is a shortened version of the thirteenth chapter of the ICD-9: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue. It covers ICD codes 710 to 739 . The full chapter can be found on pages 395 to 415 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9.
Ear pain. Other names. Otalgia, earache. Examination of the ear canal and eardrum. Specialty. ENT surgery. Ear pain, also known as earache or otalgia, is pain in the ear. [ 1][ 2] Primary ear pain is pain that originates from the ear. Secondary ear pain is a type of referred pain, meaning that the source of the pain differs from the location ...
Sacroiliitis is a condition caused by inflammation within the sacroiliac joint. [ 1] This joint is located where the base of the spine, known as the sacrum, and the pelvis, known as the ilium, intersect. "Itis" is a Latin term denoting inflammation. [ 6] Since sacroiliitis can describe any type of inflammation found within the sacroiliac joint ...
Mastoiditis. Side view of head, showing surface relations of bones. (Mastoid process labeled near center.) Mastoiditis is the result of an infection that extends to the air cells of the skull behind the ear. Specifically, it is an inflammation of the mucosal lining of the mastoid antrum and mastoid air cell system inside [ 1] the mastoid process.
The most common aetiology of acute otitis externa is bacterial infection, [5] while chronic cases are often associated with underlying skin diseases such as eczema or psoriasis. [6] A third form, malignant otitis externa, or necrotising otitis externa, is a potentially life-threatening, invasive infection of the external auditory canal and ...