An 8-year-old boy with a Pott's puffy tumor.
An 8-year old boy with a history of trauma, sinusitis and a swelling of the frontal bone with somnolence was diagnosed with a Pott's puffy tumor (PPT). Minimal invasive surgical intervention was performed together with a strict regimen of antibiotic therapy. In this case debridement of the frontal bone was not necessary. Serial X-ray imaging of the skull showed complete ossification of the frontal bone lesion. Early diagnosis using thorough radiological evaluation is necessary to effectuate the proper therapeutic approach. For this reason, a patient with a forehead swelling and a history of trauma and/or sinusitis should be suspected for a PPT.
Huijssoon
Evelien
E
Department of Pediatrics, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, Netherlands.
Woerdeman
Peter A
PA
van Diemen-Steenvoorde
Ronnie A A M
RA
Hanlo
Patrick W
PW
Plötz
Frans B
FB
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D005624:Frontal Bone; D015522:Frontal Sinusitis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents