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Pott puffy tumor

MedGen UID:
452565
•Concept ID:
C0472513
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Pott Puffy Tumor; Pott's Puffy Tumor; Potts Puffy Tumor; Puffy Tumor, Pott; Puffy Tumor, Pott's; Tumor, Pott Puffy; Tumor, Pott's Puffy
SNOMED CT: Pott puffy tumor (232389000); Pott's puffy tumor (232389000); Acute frontal sinusitis with osteomyelitis of frontal bone (232389000)

Definition

Infection of the FRONTAL BONE often as a complication of FRONTAL SINUSITIS or trauma to the frontal bone and skull. It is characterized by subperiosteal abscess with OSTEOMYELITIS. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPott puffy tumor

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Pott's puffy tumor: a need for interdisciplinary diagnosis and treatment.
Kühn JP, Linsler S, Nourkami-Tutdibi N, Meyer S, Becker SL, Yilmaz U, Schick B, Bozzato A, Kulas P
HNO 2022 Feb;70(Suppl 1):8-13. Epub 2022 Jan 24 doi: 10.1007/s00106-021-01134-w. PMID: 35072731Free PMC Article
Treatment of pediatric extra-axial sinogenic infection: case series and literature review.
Behbahani M, Burokas L, Rosinski CL, Rosenberg DM, Chaudhry NS, Sherman JM, Nikas DC
Childs Nerv Syst 2020 Apr;36(4):755-766. Epub 2019 Nov 26 doi: 10.1007/s00381-019-04378-8. PMID: 31773238

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Pott's Puffy Tumor in Pediatric Patients: Case Series and Literature Review.
Klivitsky A, Erps A, Regev A, Ashkenazi-Hoffnung L, Pratt LT, Grisaru-Soen G
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2023 Oct 1;42(10):851-856. Epub 2023 Jun 29 doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000004026. PMID: 37406183
Pott's puffy tumor: A comprehensive review of the literature.
Rohde RL, North LM, Murray M, Khalili S, Poetker DM
Am J Otolaryngol 2022 Sep-Oct;43(5):103529. Epub 2022 Jun 9 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2022.103529. PMID: 35700606
Odontogenic Sinusitis-Associated Pott's Puffy Tumor: A Case Report and Literature Review.
Min HJ, Kim KS
Ear Nose Throat J 2022 May;101(4):NP186-NP188. Epub 2020 Sep 13 doi: 10.1177/0145561320952203. PMID: 32921154
Pott's puffy tumor.
Jafri L, Farooq O
Pediatr Neurol 2015 Feb;52(2):250-1. Epub 2014 Sep 21 doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2014.08.024. PMID: 25693587
Evaluation of adult Pott's puffy tumor: our five cases and 27 literature cases.
Akiyama K, Karaki M, Mori N
Laryngoscope 2012 Nov;122(11):2382-8. Epub 2012 Aug 2 doi: 10.1002/lary.23490. PMID: 22865613

Diagnosis

Pott luck.
Vaphiades MS, Isen D, Tavakoli M, Bilyk JR
Surv Ophthalmol 2023 Jul-Aug;68(4):830-833. Epub 2022 Nov 23 doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2022.11.005. PMID: 36427561
Pott's puffy tumor: A comprehensive review of the literature.
Rohde RL, North LM, Murray M, Khalili S, Poetker DM
Am J Otolaryngol 2022 Sep-Oct;43(5):103529. Epub 2022 Jun 9 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2022.103529. PMID: 35700606
Pott's puffy tumor in children: A review of the literature.
Koltsidopoulos P, Papageorgiou E, Skoulakis C
Laryngoscope 2020 Jan;130(1):225-231. Epub 2018 Dec 20 doi: 10.1002/lary.27757. PMID: 30570150
Pott Puffy Tumor.
Morris MS, Wilkins SE
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2018 Jan 1;118(1):55. doi: 10.7556/jaoa.2018.015. PMID: 29309099
Pott's puffy tumor.
Bakshi SS
N Z Med J 2017 Jan 27;130(1449):62-63. PMID: 28178731

Therapy

Pott's Puffy Tumor in Pediatric Patients: Case Series and Literature Review.
Klivitsky A, Erps A, Regev A, Ashkenazi-Hoffnung L, Pratt LT, Grisaru-Soen G
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2023 Oct 1;42(10):851-856. Epub 2023 Jun 29 doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000004026. PMID: 37406183
Pott's puffy tumor: A comprehensive review of the literature.
Rohde RL, North LM, Murray M, Khalili S, Poetker DM
Am J Otolaryngol 2022 Sep-Oct;43(5):103529. Epub 2022 Jun 9 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2022.103529. PMID: 35700606
Pott Puffy Tumor Caused by Dental Infection: A Case Report and Literature Review.
Yang HJ, Paik SW, Park DJ, Lee EJ
J Craniofac Surg 2022 Mar-Apr 01;33(2):e127-e130. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000008010. PMID: 35385234
Pott's Puffy Tumor.
Tibesar RJ, Azhdam AM, Borrelli M
Ear Nose Throat J 2021 Sep;100(6_suppl):870S-872S. Epub 2021 Aug 20 doi: 10.1177/01455613211039031. PMID: 34414793
Pott Puffy Tumor.
Morris MS, Wilkins SE
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2018 Jan 1;118(1):55. doi: 10.7556/jaoa.2018.015. PMID: 29309099

Prognosis

Pott's puffy tumor in a 23-month-old: Youngest known case of a rare disease.
Karadaghy OA, Lucas JC, Paroya S, Jensen D
Auris Nasus Larynx 2022 Aug;49(4):713-716. Epub 2021 Jan 6 doi: 10.1016/j.anl.2020.12.004. PMID: 33422370
Trauma-associated Pott's puffy tumor: an ophthalmologic perspective.
Hassan S, Rahmani B, Rastatter JC, Jaju AI, Kurup SP
Orbit 2020 Feb;39(1):38-40. Epub 2019 Feb 18 doi: 10.1080/01676830.2019.1573909. PMID: 30773962
Pott's puffy tumor.
Jafri L, Farooq O
Pediatr Neurol 2015 Feb;52(2):250-1. Epub 2014 Sep 21 doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2014.08.024. PMID: 25693587
Evaluation of adult Pott's puffy tumor: our five cases and 27 literature cases.
Akiyama K, Karaki M, Mori N
Laryngoscope 2012 Nov;122(11):2382-8. Epub 2012 Aug 2 doi: 10.1002/lary.23490. PMID: 22865613
The Pott puffy tumor revisited: neurosurgical implications of this unforgotten entity. Case report and review of the literature.
Kombogiorgas D, Solanki GA
J Neurosurg 2006 Aug;105(2 Suppl):143-9. doi: 10.3171/ped.2006.105.2.143. PMID: 16922077

Clinical prediction guides

Pott's Puffy: First Shot is the Best Shot.
Nguyen DK, Idicula W, Nguyen T, Demke J, Cordero J, Dundar Y
J Craniofac Surg 2023 Jul-Aug 01;34(5):1522-1525. Epub 2023 Jun 12 doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000009451. PMID: 37307535
Complications of Otitis Media and Sinusitis Caused by Streptococcus anginosus Group Organisms in Children.
McNeil JC, Dunn JJ, Kaplan SL, Vallejo JG
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2020 Feb;39(2):108-113. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002514. PMID: 31738321
Recurrent Pott's Puffy Tumor Treated With Anterior Skull Base Resection With Reconstruction of the Anterolateral Thigh Flap.
Sekine R, Omura K, Ishida K, Tanaka Y
J Craniofac Surg 2019 Jan;30(1):e94-e96. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000005100. PMID: 30475295
Proposal for staging of inflammatory lesions in the frontal region.
Soberón GS, Prado HM, Sadek A, Plowes O, Arrieta JR, Figueroa V
Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp 2016 Sep-Oct;67(5):288-92. Epub 2015 Nov 15 doi: 10.1016/j.otorri.2015.07.002. PMID: 26589487
Evaluation of adult Pott's puffy tumor: our five cases and 27 literature cases.
Akiyama K, Karaki M, Mori N
Laryngoscope 2012 Nov;122(11):2382-8. Epub 2012 Aug 2 doi: 10.1002/lary.23490. PMID: 22865613

Recent systematic reviews

Orbital involvement in Pott's puffy tumor: a systematic review of published cases.
Nisa L, Landis BN, Giger R
Am J Rhinol Allergy 2012 Mar-Apr;26(2):e63-70. doi: 10.2500/ajra.2012.26.3746. PMID: 22487279

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