Tumefação frontal recorrente - um caso a não esquecer

Pott's puffy tumor, a subperiosteal abscess with osteomyelitis in the frontal sinus, is a rare complication of sinusitis. It presents as forehead swelling, after misdiagnosed or inappropriately treated frontal sinusitis. It affects mainly adolescents, when the sinus pneumatization is completed; however, the frontal sinus pneumatization process can start at the age of two.This case shows a rare complication of sinusitis at an earlier age than expected according to the anatomic development of the nasal sinus. Prompt management of this condition prevents orbital or intracranial complications, namely central nervous system infection such as meningitis or abscesses.