Approach To Pott’s Puffy Tumor in a 5-Year-Old Girl: Case Report
Abstract Pott’s puffy tumor typically occurs as a complication of frontal sinusitis, an infection and inflammation of the frontal sinuses in the forehead, just above the eyes. A 5-year-old girl was admitted to our hospital with swelling in the forehead, redness, and swelling in the right eye. We wanted to describe the successful treatment protocol with medical treatment, endoscopic sinus surgery, and external approach to the frontal region. Cite this article as: Kozan G, Dedeoğlu S. Approach to pott’s puffy tumor in A 5-year-old girl: Case report. Balkan ORL-HNS 2024;1(3):101-104.
Authors
- Serkan Dedeoğlu
- Günay Kozan
Institutions
- Dicle University (TR)
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi (TR)
- Diyarbakır Gazi Yaşargil Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (TR)
- University of Health Sciences Antigua (AG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Balkan ORL-HNS.
- Published
- 2024-09-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5152/bohns.2024.24031
- Primary Topic
- Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00