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SKULL FRACTURE, BASILAR
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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
C21.866.260.836.150
C21.866.404.750.821
C21.866.915.300.745.300
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
:
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rehabilitation
radionuclide imaging
radiotherapy
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ultrasonography
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virology
Record Number:
34374
Unique Identifier:
D020205
Occurrence in VHL
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