1B12.2
category
Tuberculosis of ear
Definition
This is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This diagnosis is of the ear.
Inclusions
- Tuberculous otitis media
Exclusions
- Tuberculous mastoiditis
(1B12.40) - tuberculosis of skin of external ear
(1B12.8)
Also indexed as
Tuberculosis of earTuberculosis of inner earTuberculous otitis mediaotitis media in tuberculosistuberculosis of middle eartuberculous ear
Nearby in Tuberculosis of other systems or organs
1B12.0Tuberculosis of heart1B12.1Tuberculosis of eye1B12.3Tuberculosis of endocrine glands1B12.4Tuberculosis of the musculoskeletal system1B12.5Tuberculosis of the genitourinary system1B12.6Tuberculous peripheral lymphadenopathy1B12.7Tuberculosis of the digestive system1B12.8Cutaneous tuberculosis