[Pott's puffy tumor--a rare complication of frontal sinusitis].
Pott's puffy tumor is an extremely rare complication of frontal sinusitis. It is most typically found in young men. Streptococci, staphylococci or anaerobic bacteria are usually the causative agents. In our patients the inflammation was caused by Streptococcus milleri and Streptococcus pneumoniae. The treatment should be started with broad-spectrum antibiotics. The antibiotics are administered intravenously for 1 to 2 weeks and thereafter orally for at least four weeks. Paranasal sinuses must be operated, and if necessary, intracranial abscesses are treated neurosurgically.
Tampereen yliopistollinen sairaala, korva-, nenä ja kurkkutaudit ja Tampereen yliopisto.
Nele
N
Veide
Jura
J
Numminen
Juha-Pekka
JP
Vasama
Jussi
J
Laranne
Markus
M
Rautiainen
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005625:Frontal Lobe; D015522:Frontal Sinusitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D034364:Streptococcus milleri Group / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents