The Pott's puffy tumor: an unusual complication of frontal sinusitis, methods for its detection.
This is a case report of a Pott's puffy tumor, characterized by a subperiosteal abscess associated with frontal bone osteomyelitis, as a consequence of a frontal sinusitis, in a 15-year-old boy. Pott's puffy tumor is a rare condition usually seen as a complication of frontal sinusitis and more commonly described in children. Given that, superficial temporal artery pseudoaneurysms might be interpreted as a cyst or lipoma, it is imperative that physicians be aware of their presentation.
Sabatiello
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Department of Dermatology-St Elisabeth Hospital, 5000 Namur, Belgium.
Vanhooteghem
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Mostinckx
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De La Brassinne
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D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000175:diagnosis; D000293:Adolescent; D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D019818:Clavulanic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004322:Drainage; D015522:Frontal Sinusitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005673:Fusobacterium / Q000187:drug effects; D005674:Fusobacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008776:Methylprednisolone Hemisuccinate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D010462:Peptostreptococcus / Q000187:drug effects; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014635:Valproic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000927:Anticonvulsants; D019818:Clavulanic Acid; D008776:Methylprednisolone Hemisuccinate; D014635:Valproic Acid; D000658:Amoxicillin; D008775:Methylprednisolone