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H70.2: Petrositis

A bone behind your ear is inflamed.

The skull is made up of various bones. In your case, a bone behind your ear is inflamed. One reason for this might be another inflammation of your ear. An inflammation in this bone can cause severe ear pain. But the head, face, teeth and eyes might be very painful, too. Your hearing or vision might also be worse. You might have a high temperature and feel very sick.

Additional indicator

On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.

  • G: Confirmed diagnosis
  • V: Tentative diagnosis
  • Z: Condition after
  • A: Excluded diagnosis
  • L: Left
  • R: Right
  • B: Both sides

Further information

Note

This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.
Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.

Source

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).