1. Pott's puffy tumor presenting as a frontal swelling under a Swiss army helmet
- Author
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Veronique Erard, Victor Colin, Edouard Stauffer, Alexandre Simonin, Philippe Otten, Caroline Passaplan, Angelo Rusconi, and Gianluca Maestretti
- Subjects
Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Subperiosteal abscess ,Pott Puffy Tumor ,03 medical and health sciences ,Young Adult ,0302 clinical medicine ,Frontal Sinusitis ,Clinical history ,Streptococcal Infections ,medicine ,Humans ,Pott's puffy tumor ,business.industry ,030206 dentistry ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Dermatology ,Abscess ,Anti-Bacterial Agents ,030211 gastroenterology & hepatology ,Surgery ,Head Protective Devices ,Neurology (clinical) ,Presentation (obstetrics) ,business ,Chronic frontal sinusitis - Abstract
In this report, we describe an uncommon presentation of a Pott's puffy tumor, which is defined as a subperiosteal abscess related to a chronic frontal sinusitis. This condition has become rare in our part of the world because of the widespread use of antibiotics. Clinical history, investigations, and management are presented.
- Published
- 2017