Pott’s puffy tumor with cranial epidural and subdural abscesses presenting as multiple scalp swellings in a 16-year-old boy
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TextPublisher number: Phone: +255 28 298 3384 Fax: +255 28 298 3386 Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz Website: www.bugando.ac.tz Language: English Series: ; Tanzania Medical Journal Volume 24 Issue 1Publication details: Mwanza, Tanzania: Tanzania Medical Journal & Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] 2009ISSN: - eISSN: 0856-0714
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESEARCH ARTICLES | MWALIMU NYERERE LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE-CUHAS BUGANDO | NFIC | RA0908 | -1 | RA0908 |
Abstract:
A 16-year-old boy was admitted with fever, headache, and tender, fluctuant scalp swellings. A lumbar puncture was consistent with meningitis. Aspiration of the mass yielded purulent fluid and cultures yielded Staphylococcus aureus. Treatment with ceftriaxone and gentamicin was initiated. Unfortunately, the patient died before further intervention could be performed. Postmortem exam revealed multiple scalp abscesses, frontal bone osteomyelitis with coronal suture widening, epidural and subdural empyemas, and leptomeningeal inflammation. This presentation is consistent with a
variation of Pott’s Puffy Tumor.
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