Pott's puffy tumor in a 12-year-old boy
PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL, vol.57, no.1, pp.163-165, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 57 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2015
- Doi Number: 10.1111/ped.12440
- Journal Name: PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.163-165
- Keywords: frontal osteomyelitis, Pott's puffy tumor, sinusitis
- Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes
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.