EC Neurology

A subperiosteal abscess linked to frontal bone osteomyelitis characterizes Pott's puffy tumor, a rare disease. The most common diagnosis is frontal sinusitis. Initially going undiagnosed, this condition is frequently misdiagnosed as neoplasms, skin and soft-tissue infections, and infected hemorrhages. Even though Pott's puffy tumor is more typically described in children, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of swelling on the forehead in adults. Thrombophlebitis, subgaleal frontal abscess, subdural empyema, and a Pott's puffy tumor in a 20-year-old male patient are the complications in this report. It was treated with antibiotics and abscess drainage and was cured.

 Keywords: Frontal Sinusitis; Epidural Abscess; Puffy Tumor; Osteomyelitis

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