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Case Reports
. 2015 Sep 29:2015:bcr2015211099.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2015-211099.

Pott's puffy tumour: a forgotten diagnosis

Stephen L Ball  1 , Sean Carrie  2
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Case Reports

Pott's puffy tumour: a forgotten diagnosis

Stephen L Ball et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Clinical photograph showing discharging frontal sinus abscess. The surrounding tissues are swollen, erythaematous and boggy.
Figure 2
Figure 2
(A) Sagittal CT of the paranasal sinuses demonstrating an opacified frontal sinus, erosion of the anterior wall of the frontal sinus and contiguous abscess of the soft tissues of the forehead. (B) Sagittal T1-weighted MRI with contrast of the paranasal sinuses showing forehead soft tissue abscess with enhancement in continuity with opacified frontal sinus.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Post-treatment sagittal CT scan demonstrating a well-pneumatised frontal sinus; the other paranasal sinuses are also healthy with no disease recurrence. The imaging improvement can lag behind clinical response, though in this case, a sufficient time window has elapsed between treatment and repeat CT scan.
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References

    1. Pott P. The chirurgical works of Percival Pott, F.R.S. Vol 1 London, UK: Woods and Innes, 1808.
    1. Akiyama K, Karaki M, Mori N. Evaluation of adult Pott's puffy tumor: our five cases and 27 literature cases. Laryngoscope 2012;122:2382–8. doi:10.1002/lary.23490 - DOI - PubMed

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