Mastoiditis

"Mastoiditis" 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.

MeSH information

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Inflammation of the honeycomb-like MASTOID BONE in the skull just behind the ear. It is usually a complication of OTITIS MEDIA.

Descriptor ID	D008417
MeSH Number(s)	C01.539.160.495.500 C05.116.165.495.249 C09.218.705.663.652
Concept/Terms	Mastoiditis Mastoiditis Mastoiditides

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Mastoiditis".

Diseases [C]
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses [C01]
Infection [C01.539]
Bone Diseases, Infectious [C01.539.160]
Osteomyelitis [C01.539.160.495]
Mastoiditis [C01.539.160.495.500]
Musculoskeletal Diseases [C05]
Bone Diseases [C05.116]
Bone Diseases, Infectious [C05.116.165]
Osteomyelitis [C05.116.165.495]
Mastoiditis [C05.116.165.495.249]
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases [C09]
Ear Diseases [C09.218]
Otitis [C09.218.705]
Otitis Media [C09.218.705.663]
Mastoiditis [C09.218.705.663.652]

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