title: A rare clinical entity: Pott's puffy tumor. A case report.
abstract: Pott's puffy tumor is a rare clinical entity described as osteomyelitis of the frontal bone associated with subperiosteal abscess. The causative factors and treatment modalities are discussed in light of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Head and Neck Surgery, Mersin University Medical Faculty, TR-33160 Mersin, Turkey. cbagd@yahoo.com
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bağdatoğlu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Güleryüz
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ersöz
authors.forename: D U
authors.initials: DU
authors.lastname: Talas
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kandemir
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Köksel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005626:Frontal Sinus / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents