ICD-11 classes
10 Diseases of the ear or mastoid process
Diseases of external ear
Infectious diseases of external ear
AA00 — Abscess of external ear

ICD-11 AA00 — Abscess of external ear

A fluctuant collection of purulent exudate and necrotic tissue located in the external auditory canal or in the soft tissues of the pinna, most commonly due to Staphylococcus aureus.

The diagnosis includes nothing.

The diagnosis excludes nothing.

It has no clarifying diagnoses.