"Otitis Externa" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Inflammation of the OUTER EAR including the external EAR CANAL, cartilages of the auricle (EAR CARTILAGE), and the TYMPANIC MEMBRANE.
Concept/Terms
Otitis Externa- Otitis Externa
- Externa, Otitis
- External Otitis
- External Otitides
- Otitides, External
- Otitis, External
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Otitis Externa".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Otitis Externa".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Otitis Externa" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Otitis Externa" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Otitis Externa" by people in Profiles.
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Acute otitis externa: Consensus definition, diagnostic criteria and core outcome set development. PLoS One. 2021; 16(5):e0251395.
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Use of Systemic Antibiotics for Acute Otitis Externa: Impact of a Clinical Practice Guideline. Otol Neurotol. 2018 10; 39(9):1088-1094.
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National Utilization and Forecasting of Ototopical Antibiotics: Medicaid Data Versus "Dr. Google". Otol Neurotol. 2016 09; 37(8):1049-54.
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Provider and patient drivers of ototopical antibiotic prescription variability. Am J Otolaryngol. 2015 Nov-Dec; 36(6):814-9.
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Initial impact of the acute otitis externa clinical practice guideline on clinical care. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2011 Sep; 145(3):414-7.
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Head and neck infection and inflammation. Radiol Clin North Am. 2011 Jan; 49(1):165-82.
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Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 14-2007. A 59-year-old man with fever and pain and swelling of both eyes and the right ear. N Engl J Med. 2007 May 10; 356(19):1980-8.
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An outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia and bloodstream infection associated with intermittent otitis externa in a healthcare worker. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2004 Dec; 25(12):1083-9.
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Antimicrobial prescribing for otitis externa in children. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2004 Feb; 23(2):181-3.
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Necrotizing (malignant) external otitis. Am Fam Physician. 2003 Jul 15; 68(2):309-12.