| Literature DB >> 27890897 |
Satomi Tatsumi1, Min Ri, Naoyuki Higashi, Nozomu Wakayama, Shoji Matsune, Mamiko Tosa.
Abstract
Pott's puffy tumor is a subperiosteal abscess of the frontal bone with osteomyelitis which has become rare because of the widespread use of antibiotics. Here, we report a case of Pott's puffy tumor in a 46-year-old man who visited the department of dermatology with painful swelling of the forehead. Despite open drainage and oral antibiotic therapy, the symptoms recurred twice in the following month. Computed tomography revealed a fistula of frontal bone. The eventual diagnosis was Pott's puffy tumor. The patient underwent endoscopic surgery at the department of otorhinolaryngology and achieved a complete recovery.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27890897 DOI: 10.1272/jnms.83.211
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Nippon Med Sch ISSN: 1345-4676 Impact factor: 0.920