Pott's puffy tumour: a case report

• Published in: Annals of African medicine Vol. 7; no. 3; pp. 138 - 140
• Main Authors: Shehu, B B, Mahmud, M R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01-09-2008; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
• Subjects: Abscess - diagnostic imaging; Abscess - drug therapy; Abscess - surgery; Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; Bone tumors; Care and treatment; Case studies; Child; Children & youth; Complications and side effects; Diagnosis; Drainage; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Frontal Bone - diagnostic imaging; Frontal Bone - surgery; Frontal Sinusitis - complications; Frontal Sinusitis - diagnostic imaging; Frontal Sinusitis - surgery; Head; Humans; Osteomyelitis - complications; Osteomyelitis - diagnostic imaging; Osteomyelitis - drug therapy; Osteomyelitis - etiology; Osteomyelitis - surgery; Risk factors; Seizures (Medicine); Seizures - etiology; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Tumors; Nigeria
• ISSN: 1596-3519; 0975-5764
• DOI: 10.4103/1596-3519.55663

A 10-year-old girl presented with an episode of seizure following oste omyelitis of the frontal bone and subperiosteal abscess due to frontal sinusitis. CT scan confirmed osteomeyelitis of the frontal bone and subperiosteal abscess. At surgery, the subperiosteal abscess and contiguous subdural abscess was drained and sequestrectomy of the affected frontal bone done. Broad spectrum antibiotics and anticonvulsant were given for 4 weeks. The patient recovered without residual problems and has remained well at 5 years of follow up. Pott's puffy tumor is now relatively uncommon and associated seizure is unusual. Early diagnosis and prompt treatment is necessary to avoid severe neurological complications and sequelae.