Mahmoud Anas, Nowak Dawid, Chaudhry Arslan, Agnelli Michael
Internal Medicine, St. Joseph's University Medical Center, Paterson, USA.
Cureus. 2022 Dec 22;14(12):e32819. doi: 10.7759/cureus.32819. eCollection 2022 Dec.
Pott's puffy tumor, a rare condition, is an osteomyelitis involving the frontal bone with accompanying subperiosteal abscess. Patients typically present with swelling of the scalp and forehead, headache, fever, tenderness of the frontal sinus, and nasal discharge. MRI is the modality of choice for diagnosis and assessment. The standard of care is incision and drainage with long-course antibiotics. The prognosis is excellent; however, complications from a hematogenous spread can lead to meningitis or epidural spaces if not treated properly.
波特氏肿,一种罕见病症,是一种累及额骨并伴有骨膜下脓肿的骨髓炎。患者通常表现为头皮和前额肿胀、头痛、发热、额窦压痛及鼻分泌物。磁共振成像(MRI)是诊断和评估的首选方式。治疗标准是切开引流并长期使用抗生素。预后良好;然而,如果治疗不当,血行播散引起的并发症可导致脑膜炎或硬膜外腔病变。