Open AccessA RARE COMPLICATION POTT’S PUFFY TUMOR TREATED WITH FRONTOETHMOIDECTOMY: A CASE REPORT
Author(s) -
Muhammad Hamza Rana,
Muhammad Saleem
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of university medical and dental college
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2310-5542
pISSN - 2221-7827
DOI - 10.37723/jumdc.v12i3.614
Subject(s) - medicine , complication , frontal bone , surgery , sinusitis , abscess , epidural abscess , radiology , skull
Untreated or undiagnosed frontal sinusitis develops as a subperiosteal abscess in the frontal bone named Pott’s puffy tumor (PPT). Pott’s puffy tumor is a rare complication that needs surgical excision. In this communication, we report a 50-year-old woman presenting with typical signs and symptoms of PPT. CT-Scan and X-ray imaging are the gold standards to measure the extent of tumor and involvement of structures, if any.