title: An 8-year-old boy with a Pott's puffy tumor.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, Netherlands.
authors.forename: Evelien
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Huijssoon
authors.forename: Peter A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Woerdeman
authors.forename: Ronnie A A M
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: van Diemen-Steenvoorde
authors.forename: Patrick W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Hanlo
authors.forename: Frans B
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Plötz
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents