POTT PUFFY TUMOR

Course overview

POTT PUFFY TUMOR IS A SUBPERIOSTEAL ABSCESS DUE TO ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SKULL OSTEOMYELITIS. THIS USUALLY OCCURS AS A RARE COMPLICATION OF FRONTAL SINUSITIS OR TRAUMA TO THE FOREHEAD THAT PRESENTS WITH A FOREHEAD TENDER SWELLING ASSOCIATED WITH FEVER, HEADACHES, NASAL DISCHARGE, OR SYMPTOMS OF INCREASED INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE. INCLUDING THIS IN THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF PATIENTS WITH THIS PRESENTATION IS IMPORTANT. EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT ARE CRUCIAL FOR A GOOD OUTCOME. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM THIS CONDITION.