Pott's puffy tumor: the forgotten entity. Case report.
Pott's puffy tumor is a subperiosteal abscess of the frontal bone associated with underlying frontal osteomyelitis. The introduction of antibiotic medications has diminished the incidence of complications of frontal sinusitis. As a result, Pott's puffy tumor has become a rarity. In this communication a case of Pott's puffy tumor secondary to antecedent frontal sinusitis in an otherwise healthy adult man is described.
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Department of Neurosurgery, New York Medical College, Munger Pavilion, Vahalla, USA.
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D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D003399:Craniotomy; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D015522:Frontal Sinusitis / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010521:Periosteum; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed