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ArticleCureus2024

Clinical Management and Neurosurgical Approach of Pott's Puffy Tumor: A Case Report.

Leopoldo Mandic Ferreira Furtado, Luiza Cassino Gil Nunes, Cristina Gabriela Fernandes, Patricia Cruz Guimarães Pinto, José Aloysio Da Costa Val Filho

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors.

Leopoldo Mandic Ferreira FurtadoPediatric Neurosurgery, Hospital Vila da Serra/Oncoclínicas, Nova Lima, BRA.
Luiza Cassino Gil NunesPediatrics, Hospital Vila da Serra/Oncoclínicas, Nova Lima, BRA.
Cristina Gabriela FernandesPediatrics, Hospital Vila da Serra/Oncoclínicas, Nova Lima, BRA.
Patricia Cruz Guimarães PintoPediatrics, Hospital Vila da Serra/Oncoclínicas, Nova Lima, BRA.
José Aloysio Da Costa Val FilhoPediatric Neurosurgery, Hospital Vila da Serra/Oncoclínicas, Nova Lima, BRA.

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Abstract

Pott's puffy tumors are assumed to be infrequent concomitant intra- and extracranial abscesses, mainly secondary to complicated frontal sinusitis during infancy. Due to the close proximity to the superior sagittal sinus, there is a risk of developing venous infections, thrombosis, and morbidity. In this case report, we present a case of an 11-year-old girl who presented with headache and face edema. After recognizing the Pott's puffy tumor pattern on the CT scan and brain MRI, the neurosurgical approach involved pus evacuation and frontal sinus blockage, and the patient received antibiotic therapy and was evaluated for total recovery. To our knowledge, the prompt diagnosis and treatment of such conditions are paramount to avoid complications, and differential diagnosis should be encouraged in medical practice.

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acute sinusitisintracranial epidural abscessneuroinfectionpediatric neurosurgerypott's puffy tumor

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PMID38957509
PMCPMC11218928

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