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Descriptor
English
:
Skull Fracture, Basilar
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Fractura Craneal Basilar
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Fratura da Base do Crânio
Synonyms
English
:
Basilar Skull Fracture
Battle Sign
Tree Number:
C10.900.300.918.150
C26.404.750.821
C26.915.300.745.300
Definition
English
:
Fractures which extend through the base of the SKULL, usually involving the
PETROUS BONE
. Battle's sign (characterized by skin discoloration due to extravasation of blood into the
subcutaneous tissue
behind the ear and over the
mastoid
process), CRANIAL NEUROPATHIES, TRAUMATIC;
CAROTID-CAVERNOUS SINUS FISTULA
; and
CEREBROSPINAL FLUID OTORRHEA
are relatively frequent sequelae of this condition. (Adams et al., Principles of
Neurology
, 6th ed, p876)
Indexing Annotation
English
:
coord (IM) with specific bone in the skull/inj (IM) if pertinent
History Note
English
:
2000
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
34374
Unique Identifier:
D020205
Occurrence in VHL
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