otitis externa circumscribed
- otitis externa circumscribed
- acute bacterial otitis externa in a limited area with formation of a furuncle, which may obstruct the canal; usually due to a staphylococcal infection. Cf. diffuse o. externa. Called also furuncular o. externa and furuncular o.
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