DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

Human genes for middle ear cholesterol granuloma

Middle ear cholesterol granuloma [DOID:10852]

A otitis media which is an expansile, inflammatory mass of granulation tissue in the middle ear. It is a foreign body reaction to cholesterol deposits that occur in obstructed fluid-filled air cells of the temporal bone. It is present with a conductive hearing loss and a blue eardrum.

Synonyms:  middle ear cholesterol granuloma,  DOID:10852,  middle ear cholesterol granulomas,  Cholesterin granuloma,  Cholesterin granuloma of middle ear ...