Bean Holly, Min Zaw, Como James, Bhanot Nitin
Division of Infectious Disease, Allegheny Health Network, PA, 15212, United States.
IDCases. 2020 Sep 28;22:e00974. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00974. eCollection 2020.
Pott's puffy tumor is characterized by forehead swelling from subperiosteal abscess and frontal bone osteomyelitis. It is encountered mainly in children; rarely in adults. When it does occur in the latter population, the most common risk factors include head trauma, sinusitis, or cocaine abuse. Generally, the organisms thought to be involved include streptococci, staphylococci and oral anaerobic flora. We present a case of a 53 year old female who presented with forehead swelling of 3 month duration after a dental procedure, found to be secondary to . Actinomyces is a very rare etiology of this disease and has been reported only twice earlier in the literature. We present an uncommon infectious disease along with summary of clinical characteristics of this entity in the adult population.
波特氏浮肿性肿瘤的特征是因骨膜下脓肿和额骨骨髓炎导致前额肿胀。主要见于儿童，成人罕见。当发生于成人时，最常见的危险因素包括头部外伤、鼻窦炎或可卡因滥用。一般认为涉及的病原体包括链球菌、葡萄球菌和口腔厌氧菌。我们报告一例53岁女性，在牙科手术后出现持续3个月的前额肿胀，发现是继发于……放线菌是该病非常罕见的病因，此前文献中仅报道过两例。我们介绍一种罕见的传染病，并总结该疾病在成人中的临床特征。
