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CC BY 4.0 · Indian Journal of Neurosurgery
DOI: 10.1055/s-0045-1806841
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Pott's Puffy Tumor: A Rare Manifestation

Abhijit Acharya 
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS) and Sum Hospital, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (SOA) University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
,
A. K. Mahapatra
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS) and Sum Hospital, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (SOA) University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
,
Rama Chandra Deo 
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS) and Sum Hospital, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (SOA) University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
,
Souvagya Panigrahi
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS) and Sum Hospital, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (SOA) University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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Abstract

Pott's puffy tumor is a rare condition related to frontal sinus osteomyelitis and scalp abscess observed in children and young adult. Incidence of the condition in immune-competent individuals is rare. An adolescent febrile male presented with scalp swelling with nasal stuffiness and left periorbital swelling. Computed tomography (CT) brain showed frontal sinus abscess with a scalp abscess. Debridement and drainage of the abscesses were done in emergency. Repeat CT brain showed a new intracranial subdural collection. An immunocompetent individual with Pott's puffy tumor with subsequent development of subdural abscess in the postop period is a very unusual incidence.

Key Messages

  1. An immunocompetent individual with Pott's puffy tumor is a very rare incidence.

  2. Development of subdural abscess in the postop period that was not present in earlier scans is rare.

  3. Early diagnosis and appropriate management can reduce the morbidity and mortality of the patient.

Keywords

Pott's puffy - tumor - osteomyelitis - frontal sinusitis


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02. April 2025

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