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ArticleEuropean journal of case reports in internal medicine2024

Pott's Puffy Tumour: A Rare Complication of Sinusitis.

Marine Maenhout, Maxime Gudelj, Allison Gilbert

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Article in European journal of case reports in internal medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Pott's puffy tumor in the post-COVID era.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2025
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Marine MaenhoutEmergency Department, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
Maxime GudeljRadiology Department, Citadelle Hospital Centre, Liège, Belgium.
Allison GilbertEmergency Department, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium.

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Abstract

Introduction: Pott's puffy tumour is a rare entity defined by the presence of a subperiosteal abscess of the frontal bone associated with frontal osteomyelitis. Several predisposing conditions can lead to this entity, such as frontal sinusitis. Case description: We report the case of a 15-year-old patient who presented to the emergency department for headache, fever and forehead swelling. Computed tomography revealed severe pansinusitis complicated by a subperiosteal abscess associated with frontal osteomyelitis, leading to the diagnosis of Pott's puffy tumour. The management combined intravenous antibiotics and surgical drainage of both the sinusitis and subperiosteal abscess. Discussion: Pott's puffy tumour represents a rare but serious complication of frontal sinusitis. Clinicians should be aware of this potential complication as the diagnosis can be challenging at an early stage but may influence the subsequent prognosis. LEARNING POINTS: Pott's puffy tumour is a rare but severe complication of frontal sinusitis.The main symptoms are fever, headache, rhinorrhoea, and forehead swelling.Early diagnosis and treatment can prevent neurological sequelae and associated mortality.

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Pott puffy tumoursinusitissubperiosteal abscesstumour

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PMID38584903
PMCPMC10997386

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