|
| CASE REPORT |
|
| Year : 2007 | Volume
: 53
| Issue : 2 | Page : 114-116 |
Pott's puffy tumor following an insect bite
V Raja1, C Low2, A Sastry2, B Moriarty1
1 Eye Care Centre, Leighton Hospital, Crewe, United Kingdom
2 Department of Otolaryngology, Leighton Hospital, Crewe, United Kingdom
Correspondence Address:
V Raja
Eye Care Centre, Leighton Hospital, Crewe
United Kingdom
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0022-3859.32212
Pott's puffy tumor, a feature of osteomyelitis of the frontal bone, is a rare entity, especially in adults. Sir Percival Pott originally described this condition as a complication of trauma to the frontal bone. This is also a recognized complication of fronto-ethmoidal sinusitis. We present a rare case of Pott's puffy tumor caused by an insect bite presenting initially as a preseptal cellulitis and explore its pathogenesis and management.
[FULL TEXT] [PDF]*
|
