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DOID:222 - perichondritis of auricle

Disease Ontology Definition:An otitis externa involving infection of the tissue surrounding the cartilage of the earlobe (pinna), ear canal, or both. It may be caused by injury, burns, insect bites, ear piercing, or a boil on the ear. The common bacterial causative agent is Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Symptoms include redness, pain, fever, swelling of the earlobe and pus accumulation between the cartilage and the layer of connective tissue around it.

Synonyms: Perichondritis and chondritis of pinna, Perichondritis of pinna, Perichondritis of pinna (disorder), Perichondritis of pinna NOS (disorder), Perichondritis of pinna, unspecified, Unspecified perichondritis of pinna (disorder),

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Mondo Disease Ontology (on Monarch Initiative):

MONDO:0002246 - perichondritis of auricle

Other Model Organisms: AGR, MGI, ZFIN, FlyBase, WormBase, RGD

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