Pott puffy tumor in a 5-year-old girl with frontal sinusitis
Rogo, T.; Schwartz, R.H.
Ear Nose and Throat Journal 92(2): E24-E26
2013
ISSN/ISBN: 1942-7522 PMID: 23460223 Document Number: 668436
We describe the case of a 5-year-old girl with a Pott puffy tumor on her forehead. Computed tomography confirmed frontal sinusitis and an epidural abscess. This case is unusual in that the patient's age at presentation was younger than the age when the frontal sinuses are believed to develop.
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