title: Pott puffy tumor in a 4-year-old boy presenting in status epilepticus.
abstract: Pott puffy tumor is an osteomyelitis of the frontal bone with the development of a subperiosteal abscess manifesting as a puffy swelling of the forehead or scalp. It is believed to occur as a complication of frontal sinusitis. The modern antibiotic era has made it a rarely encountered entity. This case describes a 4-year-old boy who presented in status epilepticus secondary to Pott puffy tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA 17822, USA. rjstrony@geisinger.edu
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Strony
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dula
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003399:Craniotomy; D004322:Drainage; D020802:Epidural Abscess / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D015522:Frontal Sinusitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D010634:Phenobarbital / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D034363:Viridans Streptococci / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000927:Anticonvulsants; D010634:Phenobarbital