Pott’s Puffy Tumour – Rare and Forgotten, yet Relevant and Life-Threatening: Case Report
Pott’s Puffy Tumour (PPT) is an inflammation and swelling of the forehead secondary to osteomyelitis of the frontal bone. Multiple aetiologies are associated with this condition, predominately involving a prior sinus surgery or a direct trauma to the frontal bone. There can be intracranial extensio...
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| author | Himraj Phukan Donboklang Lynser Gareth Yobel Lyngwa Chhunthang Daniala Himesh Barman Tamajyoti Ghosh |
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Pott’s Puffy Tumour (PPT) is an inflammation and swelling of the forehead secondary to osteomyelitis of the frontal bone. Multiple aetiologies are associated with this condition, predominately involving a prior sinus surgery or a direct trauma to the frontal bone. There can be intracranial extension with an epidural, subdural as well as intracerebral abscess. We present the case of an 8-year-old boy who presented with swelling in his forehead secondary to trauma. His general condition was poor, and further evaluation revealed multiple subdural empyemas. Although PPT is rare in this modern era of antibiotics, it should be kept as a differential for any inflammation of the forehead. Timely diagnosis and the appropriate treatment by a multidisciplinary team are indispensable in reducing the morbidity and mortality associated with this case.
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| spelling | doaj-art-8b2ace19a5824d598075fc0dde0d0f9e2025-08-20T03:01:17ZengVilnius University PressActa Medica Lituanica1392-01382029-41742025-02-0132110.15388/Amed.2025.32.1.6Pott’s Puffy Tumour – Rare and Forgotten, yet Relevant and Life-Threatening: Case ReportHimraj Phukan0https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8925-8309Donboklang Lynser1Gareth Yobel Lyngwa2https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3817-8507Chhunthang Daniala3Himesh Barman4Tamajyoti Ghosh5North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical SciencesNorth Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical SciencesNorth Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical SciencesNorth Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical SciencesNorth Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical SciencesNorth Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences Pott’s Puffy Tumour (PPT) is an inflammation and swelling of the forehead secondary to osteomyelitis of the frontal bone. Multiple aetiologies are associated with this condition, predominately involving a prior sinus surgery or a direct trauma to the frontal bone. There can be intracranial extension with an epidural, subdural as well as intracerebral abscess. We present the case of an 8-year-old boy who presented with swelling in his forehead secondary to trauma. His general condition was poor, and further evaluation revealed multiple subdural empyemas. Although PPT is rare in this modern era of antibiotics, it should be kept as a differential for any inflammation of the forehead. Timely diagnosis and the appropriate treatment by a multidisciplinary team are indispensable in reducing the morbidity and mortality associated with this case. https://www.zurnalai.vu.lt/AML/article/view/37405craniotomyMRSAosteomyelitisPott’s puffy tumoursubdural empyemas |
| spellingShingle | Himraj Phukan Donboklang Lynser Gareth Yobel Lyngwa Chhunthang Daniala Himesh Barman Tamajyoti Ghosh Pott’s Puffy Tumour – Rare and Forgotten, yet Relevant and Life-Threatening: Case Report Acta Medica Lituanica craniotomy MRSA osteomyelitis Pott’s puffy tumour subdural empyemas |
| title | Pott’s Puffy Tumour – Rare and Forgotten, yet Relevant and Life-Threatening: Case Report |
| title_full | Pott’s Puffy Tumour – Rare and Forgotten, yet Relevant and Life-Threatening: Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Pott’s Puffy Tumour – Rare and Forgotten, yet Relevant and Life-Threatening: Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pott’s Puffy Tumour – Rare and Forgotten, yet Relevant and Life-Threatening: Case Report |
| title_short | Pott’s Puffy Tumour – Rare and Forgotten, yet Relevant and Life-Threatening: Case Report |
| title_sort | pott s puffy tumour rare and forgotten yet relevant and life threatening case report |
| topic | craniotomy MRSA osteomyelitis Pott’s puffy tumour subdural empyemas |
| url | https://www.zurnalai.vu.lt/AML/article/view/37405 |
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