Pott's puffy tumor. A case report.
Med Mal Infect
; 37(6): 350-3, 2007 Jun.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17303363
ABSTRACT
Pott's puffy tumor is an infrequent entity characterized by a subperiosteal abscess associated with frontal bone osteomyelitis. It is usually seen as a complication of frontal sinusitis. This common condition is usually not diagnosed initially and is easily confused with neoplasms, skin and soft-tissue infection, and infected haematoma. Although Pott's puffy tumor is more commonly described in children, it should also be included in the differential diagnosis of swelling on the forehead in adults. This report describes the case of a 25-year-old man with Pott's puffy tumor resulting from frontal sinusitis, complicated by frontal brain abscess, and a subdural empyema. It was successfully treated with abscess drainage and prolonged use of antibiotics. To the best of our knowledge, only 13 cases of Pott's puffy tumor have been previously reported in adults. Particularities of this disease are reported here.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Osteomielite
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Osso Frontal
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Med Mal Infect
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Tunísia