INTRODUCTION: Pott's puffy tumor (PPT) is rare and usually seen as a complication of frontal sinusitis resulting in subperiosteal abscess of the frontal bone with underlying osteomyelitis. PPT is potentially severe and can lead to life-threatening intracranial complications. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The authors present a series of six pediatric patients diagnosed with PPT and intracranial complications between 1999 and 2012. There were five boys and one girl, and the mean age at diagnosis was 11.8 years. All patients presented with frontal swelling, headache, and fever. Two patients had lowered level of consciousness and severe hemodynamic instability. RESULTS: All patients had epidural abscess, and one also presented subdural empyema. Five patients underwent drainage of all associated abscesses, bone resection, and sinusitis treatment. One was treated conservatively with broad-spectrum antibiotics, and no surgical intervention was required. All patients fully recovered their neurologic status, without further complications.
INTRODUCTION: Pott's puffy tumor (PPT) is rare and usually seen as a complication of frontal sinusitis resulting in subperiosteal abscess of the frontal bone with underlying osteomyelitis. PPT is potentially severe and can lead to life-threatening intracranial complications. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The authors present a series of six pediatric patients diagnosed with PPT and intracranial complications between 1999 and 2012. There were five boys and one girl, and the mean age at diagnosis was 11.8 years. All patients presented with frontal swelling, headache, and fever. Two patients had lowered level of consciousness and severe hemodynamic instability. RESULTS: All patients had epidural abscess, and one also presented subdural empyema. Five patients underwent drainage of all associated abscesses, bone resection, and sinusitis treatment. One was treated conservatively with broad-spectrum antibiotics, and no surgical intervention was required. All patients fully recovered their neurologic status, without further complications.
Authors: Mandana Behbahani; Laura Burokas; Clayton L Rosinski; David M Rosenberg; Nauman S Chaudhry; Jonathan M Sherman; Demitrios C Nikas Journal: Childs Nerv Syst Date: 2019-11-26 Impact factor: 1.475
Authors: Jan Philipp Kühn; Stefan Linsler; Nasenien Nourkami-Tutdibi; Sascha Meyer; Sören L Becker; Umut Yilmaz; Bernhard Schick; Alessandro Bozzato; Philipp Kulas Journal: HNO Date: 2022-03-08 Impact factor: 1.330
Authors: Guilherme G Podolsky-Gondim; Marcelo V Santos; Vinícius M Carneiro; Lucas Pires Augusto; Romilto Da Costa Pacheco Neto; Ricardo Santos de Oliveira Journal: Cureus Date: 2018-06-19
Authors: Jan Philipp Kühn; Stefan Linsler; Nasenien Nourkami-Tutdibi; Sascha Meyer; Sören L Becker; Umut Yilmaz; Bernhard Schick; Alessandro Bozzato; Philipp Kulas Journal: HNO Date: 2022-01-24 Impact factor: 1.284