Pott's puffy tumor in a premature neonate: the new youngest case reported in the post-antibiotic era.
An extreme premature infant born at 25 weeks post menstrual age (PMA) presented at PMA of 32 weeks with non-multiresistant methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Pott's puffy tumor (PPT) involving both orbital and intracranial extension is described here. This is the youngest case of PPT ever reported in the antibiotic era.
Cheng
Sean
S
Mater Children's Hospital, Ophthalmology, Raymond Terrace, South Brisbane, QLD 4101, Australia.
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Phung
P
D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002981:Clindamycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D015522:Frontal Sinusitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D052577:Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002981:Clindamycin