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MyringosclerosisAka: Tympanosclerosis

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  1. Definition
    1. Myringosclerosis (no effect on hearing)
      1. Tympanic membrane post-inflammatory scar
    2. Tympanosclerosis (Conductive Hearing Loss)
      1. Spread of myringosclerosis
      2. Involves TM, ossicles, middle ear
  2. Causes
    1. Recurrent Otitis Media
    2. Tympanostomy Tubes
  3. Signs
    1. Irregular white patch of calcium deposit on TM

Unspecified tympanosclerosis (C0395887)

ConceptsDisease or Syndrome (T047) , Anatomical Abnormality (T190)
ICD9385.0, 385.00
EnglishTS - Tympanosclerosis, Tympanosclerosis, Unspecified tympanosclerosis
Spanishtimpanoesclerosis, timpanoesclerosis no especificada
Parent ConceptsOther middle ear or mastoid disorder NOS (C0155472), Unspecified tympanosclerosis (C0395887), Tympanic membrane disorder NOS (C0041825)
SourcesCOSTAR, DXP, ICD9CM, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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