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Pott’s puffy tumor and orbital abscess - Unusual cause

Revista Portuguesa Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoço, 2023
Introduction: Pott's Puffy tumor is a subperiosteal abscess that typically arises from frontal osteomyelitis. It can also originate from sinus tumors, with squamous cell carcinoma being the most frequent histological type. Clinical case: A 72-year-old
Liliana Filipa Invencio da Costa, Laura Acevedo Ortiz, Antonio Ruiz Giner, Xavier Francisco Galindo Ortego   +3 more
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Migratory Preseptal Cellulitis Secondary to Rhinosinusitis Complicated by Left Frontal Subdural Empyema in a Child: A Case Report. [PDF]

Case Rep Ophthalmol Med
Preseptal cellulitis is a common pediatric infection involving the eyelids and surrounding periocular tissues. It is typically benign and rarely progresses to intracranial complications, unlike orbital cellulitis. However, when secondary to rhinosinusitis, the infection may behave unpredictably and extend beyond expected anatomical boundaries.
Sandi F, Feksi J, Humba H, Lukoo SR.
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Advanced imaging of head and neck infections

Journal of Neuroimaging, Volume 33, Issue 4, Page 477-492, July/August 2023., 2023
Abstract When head and neck infection is suspected, appropriate imaging contributes to treatment decisions and prognosis. While contrast‐enhanced CT is the standard imaging modality for evaluating head and neck infections, MRI can better characterize the skull base, intracranial involvement, and osteomyelitis, implying that these are complementary ...
Akira Baba, Ryo Kurokawa, Mariko Kurokawa, Scott Reifeiss, Bruno A Policeni, Yoshiaki Ota, Ashok Srinivasan   +6 more
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Sinonasal complications of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus‐2: A single center case series

Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, Volume 8, Issue 1, Page 16-24, February 2023., 2023
The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus‐2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) has resulted in an unprecedented global pandemic. Most infected patients are either asymptomatic or have mild upper respiratory infection symptoms. However, life‐threatening sequelae have been observed.
Saangyoung E. Lee, Ameer N. Ghodke, Wesley H. Stepp, Keonho A. Kong, Mark Chaskes, Carolyn S. Quinsey, Charles S. Ebert Jr, Brian D. Thorp, Brent A. Senior, Adam J. Kimple   +9 more
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Chronic frontal sinusitis presenting with complications

Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2013
A frontocutaneous fistula secondary to chronic frontal sinusitis can present with a fistulous opening in the forehead or in the eyelid. It may or may not be associated with Pott′s puffy tumor. In this article, we present 2 cases.
Zainab Sunu Ali, Deviprasad
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RAPID PROGRESSION OF SPINAL TUBERCULOSIS: A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW [PDF]

Coluna/Columna
Of bone tuberculosis cases, 50% correspond to vertebral tuberculosis. It presents with severe kyphosis in the dorsal region and, to a lesser extent, with neurological deficits secondary to bone destruction, due to direct compression from abscesses ...
Luis Miguel Duchén Rodríguez, Tania Arancibia Baspineiro, Jaretzy Micaela Sota Delgado, Erika Zubieta Cáceres, Sofía Belén Molina Rivero, Cybmarcarl Benjamín Chaupín Mamani, Willy Jhamil Marino Oropeza   +6 more
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The Unknown Cause of Pott’s Puffy Tumor – Importance of Early Diagnose

Brazilian Neurosurgery, 2019
Pott’s puffy tumor (PPT) is characterized by swelling of the glabelar region and osteomyelitis of the frontal bone, owing to a subperiosteal pseudoinflammatory tumor responsible for the detachment of the pericranium from the outer table of the skull ...
João Páscoa Pinheiro, Eva Santos, Joana Rato, Henrique Alexandrino, Gonçalo Costa   +4 more
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Man with a seizure

, 2022
Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, Volume 3, Issue 3, June 2022.
Marc T. Bartman, Elizabeth B. Winton
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A clinical pathway for early diagnosis and initial management of Pott’s puffy tumor in children [PDF]

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal
Purpose Pott’s puffy tumor (PPT), characterized by frontal bone osteomyelitis and subperiosteal abscess, typically arises as a complication of head trauma or frontal sinusitis and is associated with diverse triggers.
Cecilia Banda, Michael Weiss, Maria Pilar Gutierrez, Brandon Chatani, Ivan Alberto Gonzalez, Hector Chavez   +5 more
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Pott Puffy Tumor: A Rare Disorder of Childhood Presenting With New Seizures in an Adult

Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases
Pott puffy tumor (PPT) is defined as frontal bone osteomyelitis associated with subperiosteal abscess resulting from sinus disease, which occurs most commonly in the pediatric population.
Kristen A. Kircher, Brock Santi, Kirra Borrello, Jennifer Wong, Philip A. Verhoef   +4 more
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