"Otosclerosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Formation of spongy bone in the labyrinth capsule which can progress toward the STAPES (stapedial fixation) or anteriorly toward the COCHLEA leading to conductive, sensorineural, or mixed HEARING LOSS. Several genes are associated with familial otosclerosis with varied clinical signs.
| Descriptor ID |
D010040
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C09.218.768
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| Concept/Terms |
Otosclerosis- Otosclerosis
- Otoscleroses
- Otospongiosis
- Otospongioses
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Otosclerosis" by people in Profiles.
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The role of cVEMPs and vHIT in the evaluation of otosclerosis and its eventual vestibular impairment: preliminary findings. B-ENT. 2017; 13(1 Suppl 27):31-36.