title: Pott's puffy tumor in a 12-year-old boy.
abstract: Pott's puffy tumor (PPT) is a rare complication of sinusitis characterized by subperiosteal abscess and osteomyelitis of the frontal bone. Early diagnosis and treatment is vital before it causes intracranial complications such as subdural empyema or brain abscess. Herein we describe the case of a 12-year-old patient who developed preseptal cellulitis and PPT, and was successfully treated with abscess drainage, sinus surgery and long-term antibiotic therapy.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Infectious Disease, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gülhadiye
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Avcu
authors.forename: Nursen
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Belet
authors.forename: Senem Cengel
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Kurnaz
authors.forename: Arzu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karli
authors.forename: Gülnar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sensoy
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D005626:Frontal Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D059369:Pott Puffy Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Pott's puffy tumor; frontal osteomyelitis; sinusitis