Azouz Ines, Moussaoui Marwa, Dahech Dhia, Jdidi Rihab, Aissa Amene
Department of Radiology, Ibn Jazzar Regional Hospital (Kairouan), Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, Tunisia.
Department of Neurosurgery, Ibn Jazzar Regional Hospital (Kairouan), Faculty of Medecine of Sousse, Tunisia.
Radiol Case Rep. 2024 Nov 15;20(1):851-855. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2024.10.128. eCollection 2025 Jan.
Pott Puffy Tumor (PPT) is extremely rare, yet potentially severe condition characterized by osteomyelitis of the frontal bone associated with one or multiple subperiosteal abscesses, primarily from nasosinusitis. It is characterized by localized frontal swelling accompanied by a subperiosteal abscess. Clinicians and radiologists do not widely recognize this complication of frontal sinusitis and, hence it is likely to be overlooked in clinical practice. We describe, through this article, a unique case of frontal osteomyelitis in an immunocompromised patient, complicated by a subperiosteal orbital abscess, subdural empyema, intracerebral abscesses, superior sagittal sinus thrombosis, and pulmonary septic emboli, which also resulted in septic pulmonary infarcts, aligning with Lemierre's syndrome. Treatment included a combination of antibiotics and surgery, with careful monitoring for orbital and intracranial complications.
波特氏浮肿性肿瘤(PPT)极为罕见,但却是一种潜在的严重病症,其特征为额骨骨髓炎伴有一个或多个骨膜下脓肿,主要由鼻窦炎引起。其特点是局限性额部肿胀并伴有骨膜下脓肿。临床医生和放射科医生对额窦炎的这种并发症认识并不广泛,因此在临床实践中很可能被忽视。我们通过本文描述了一例免疫功能低下患者发生的独特额骨骨髓炎病例,该病例并发骨膜下眶脓肿、硬膜下积脓、脑脓肿、上矢状窦血栓形成和肺脓毒性栓子,后者还导致了脓毒性肺梗死,符合勒米尔综合征。治疗包括抗生素和手术联合应用,并密切监测眼眶和颅内并发症。