title: Pott's puffy tumor: Sonographic diagnosis.
abstract: We report a case of a child with Pott's puffy tumor (PPT) in which ultrasonography contributed to making the diagnosis. The clinical presentation and laboratory investigations were inconclusive, and the diagnosis of PPT was made by ultrasonography and subsequently confirms CT scan and MRI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, 1650 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10457, USA.
authors.forename: Brighita
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Weinberg
authors.forename: Shilpa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Manuel J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Harvey
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Stern
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D010521:Periosteum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D035583:Rare Diseases; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D003287:Contrast Media; D008795:Metronidazole; D014640:Vancomycin; D002439:Cefotaxime