Infectious disease rounds: Pott's puffy tumor with intracranial complications.
Pott's puffy tumor, a complication of frontal sinusitis, frequently is associated with intracranial infection. Early diagnosis can be obtained by computed tomography. Treatment should include surgical drainage and antibiotic therapy directed against mixed aerobic and anaerobic pathogens.
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Division of Infectious Disease, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, NJ 07112.
Murillo
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Titelbaum
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D000293:Adolescent; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015522:Frontal Sinusitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography