Pott's Puffy Tumor: A Rare Manifestation
Pott's puffy tumor is a rare condition related to frontal sinus osteomyelitis and scalp abscess observed in children and young adult. Incidence of the condition in immune-competent individuals is rare. An adolescent febrile male presented with scalp swelling with nasal stuffiness and left periorbital swelling. Computed tomography (CT) brain showed frontal sinus abscess with a scalp abscess. Debridement and drainage of the abscesses were done in emergency. Repeat CT brain showed a new intracranial subdural collection. An immunocompetent individual with Pott's puffy tumor with subsequent development of subdural abscess in the postop period is a very unusual incidence.
Authors
- Abhijit Acharya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9793-8406)
- Souvagya Panigrahi
- Rama Chandra Deo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5089-2401)
- AK Mahapatra
Institutions
- Siksha O Anusandhan University (IN)
- Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Indian Journal of Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2025-04-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0045-1806841
- Primary Topic
- Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00