Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea (definition)

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Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea

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Definition: Discharge of cerebrospinal fluid through the external auditory meatus or through the eustachian tube into the nasopharynx. This is usually associated with CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA (e.g., SKULL FRACTURE involving the TEMPORAL BONE;), NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; or other conditions, but may rarely occur spontaneously. (From Am J Otol 1995 Nov;16(6):765-71)

DF: CSF OTORRHEA

Other names Cerebrospinal Otorrhea; Post Traumatic Otorrhea, Cerebrospinal Fluid; Post Traumatic Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea; Otorrhea, Cerebrospinal Fluid; Otorrhea, Cerebrospinal; Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea, Post Traumatic; Traumatic Otorrhea, Cerebrospinal Fluid; Traumatic Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea; Spontaneous Otorrhea, Cerebrospinal Fluid; Spontaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea; Post-Traumatic Otorrhea, Cerebrospinal Fluid; Post-Traumatic Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea; Otorrhea, Traumatic Cerebrospinal Fluid; Otorrhea, Spontaneous, Cerebrospinal Fluid; Otorrhea, Post-Traumatic, Cerebrospinal Fluid; Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrheas; Otorrhea, Cerebrospinal Fluid, Traumatic; Otorrhea, Cerebrospinal Fluid, Spontaneous; Otorrhea, Cerebrospinal Fluid, Post-Traumatic; Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea, Traumatic

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