Trauma-associated Pott's puffy tumor: an ophthalmologic perspective

Orbit. 2020 Feb;39(1):38-40. doi: 10.1080/01676830.2019.1573909. Epub 2019 Feb 18.

Abstract

Pott's puffy tumor is a significant complication of frontal sinusitis that leads to frontal bone osteomyelitis and can be associated with frontal swelling, subperiosteal abscess, and intracranial abscess. It may be associated with antecedent trauma and typically presents in adolescents. Orbital involvement is rarely reported. We describe the case of a 15-year-old male who presented after blunt facial trauma with orbital hematoma and developed Pott's puffy tumor with orbital cellulitis and subperiosteal abscess. Management required a collaborative, multidisciplinary effort that yielded a good outcome.

Keywords: Multidisciplinary care; Pott’s puffy tumor; orbital hematoma; trauma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use
  • Athletic Injuries / complications
  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Drainage / methods
  • Edema / etiology
  • Edema / therapy*
  • Facial Injuries / complications
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
  • Male
  • Orbital Diseases / etiology*
  • Orbital Diseases / therapy*
  • Pott Puffy Tumor / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pott Puffy Tumor / etiology
  • Pott Puffy Tumor / therapy
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Wounds, Nonpenetrating / complications

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents