Pott's puffy tumor after acupuncture therapy.
We report a case of Pott's puffy tumor (PPT) with Pseudomonas infection occurring after acupuncture therapy in a ventilator-dependent child. Acupuncture use has been growing during the past decade in the whole world. Infectious complications range from benign to lethal. PPT is a subperiosteal abscess of the frontal bone associated with underlying osteomyelitis. It presents as a localised swelling of the forehead. This paper describes a 12-year-old girl with PPT. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of PTT caused by acupuncture therapy.
Wu
Chang-Teng
CT
Department of Pediatrics, Children Medical Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 5 Fu-Shing Street, Kweishan 333, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China. wct0722@yahoo.com.tw
Huang
Jing-Long
JL
Hsia
Shao-Hsuan
SH
Lee
Hao-Yuan
HY
Lin
Jainn-Jin
JJ
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D020925:Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents