Pott Puffy Tumor in Children: A Rare Emergency Clinical Entity

Palabiyik F. B., YAZICI Z., ÇETİN B. Ş., ÇELEBİ S., Hacimustafaoglu M.

JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY, cilt.27, sa.3, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/scs.0000000000002573
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Children, emergency, Pott puffy tumor, NEUROSURGICAL IMPLICATIONS, BOY
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Objectives: Pott puffy tumor (PPT) is defined as soft tissue swelling of the forehead due to subperiosteal edema, accumulation of pus, or granulation tissue. It is associated with osteomyelitis of frontal bone secondary to frontal sinusitis. Pott puffy tumor can be complicated by preseptal and orbital cellulitis and intracranial infection.