title: Brain Abscess and Unusual Nasal Pimple in a Child.
abstract: We report a child with misdiagnosed nasal dermal sinus and frontonasal dermoid cyst, that was complicated by brain abscess. Familiarizing physicians with this peculiar clinical picture may allow prompt recognition of this malformation, with subsequent imaging study, and surgical treatment, aimed to preventing fatal infectious complications.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Neurosurgery, Catholic University Medical School, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: paolo.frassanito@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Frassanito
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Neurosurgery, Catholic University Medical School, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Gianpiero
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tamburrini
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Neurosurgery, Catholic University Medical School, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Caldarelli
mesh_terms: D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009666:Nose / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Brain abscess; Nasal pimple; Nasofrontal dermoid