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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
Draf III frontal sinus surgery for the treatment of Pott's puffy tumour in adults: our case series and a review of frontal sinus anatomy risk factors.
Pendolino AL, Koumpa FS, Zhang H, Leong SC, Andrews PJ
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2020 Aug;277(8):2271-2278. Epub 2020 Apr 29 doi: 10.1007/s00405-020-05980-2. PMID: 32346755Free PMC Article
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'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.
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 tumour.
J Paediatr Child Health 2017 Feb;53(2):198. doi: 10.1111/jpc.2_13275. PMID: 28194890
Pott's puffy tumor.
Bakshi SS
N Z Med J 2017 Jan 27;130(1449):62-63. PMID: 28178731
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

Therapy

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
A bump on the head….
Lai JTF, Issa S
Emerg Med J 2021 May;38(5):348-370. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2020-209883. PMID: 34449411
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
Image Diagnosis: Pott Puffy Tumor.
Apostolakos D, Tang I
Perm J 2016 Summer;20(3):15-157. Epub 2016 Jun 24 doi: 10.7812/TPP/15-157. PMID: 27352411Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Pott's Puffy Tumor: A Rare, Life-Threatening Presentation of Periorbital Edema.
Kuhar BG, Dunn TM, Liming BJ, Yakopson VS
Mil Med 2023 Nov 3;188(11-12):3696-3698. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usad291. PMID: 37489872
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
Pott's Puffy Tumor Caused by Chronic Sinusitis Resulting in Sinocutaneous Fistula.
Terui H, Numata I, Takata Y, Ogura M, Aiba S
JAMA Dermatol 2015 Nov;151(11):1261-3. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2015.0874. PMID: 26017578
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

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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