Pott's Puffy Tumor and Epidural Abscess Arising From Dental Sepsis: A Case Report

Abstract

Odontogenic maxillary sinusitis is well documented; however, there is little reported of frontal sinusitis arising from dental disease. The prevalence of sinusitis of dental origin will be reviewed, including the microbiology of this particularly virulent organism that persisted despite earlier treatment with ampicillin. Also, the current thoughts on management of these cases will be discussed with particular reference to local therapy for sinusitis in addition to systemic treatment with antibiotics.

Pott's Puffy Tumor in an Adult: A Case Report and Review of Literature

“…Common causative bacteria are staphylococci, such as such as a brain abscess, was 27.8%, which was less than the 60% to 85% in previous studies including children 8 .…”

The Pott’s puffy tumor: a dangerous sign for intracranial complications

“…The consequences of this process might be either the subperiosteal collection of pus described by Pott or erosion of the posterior wall causing meningitis, epidural or subdural empyema, frontal lobe abscess or cavernous sinus thrombosis. If the inferior wall of the frontal sinus is involved, infection may spread towards the orbit leading to orbital complications [13,[15][16][17]. The intracranial complications, associated with this entity are; meningitis, subdural and epidural empyema, cerebral abscess, and cavernous or superior sagittal sinus thrombosis [3,5,[18][19][20].…”

Puffy Frontal Edema: A Serious Life-Threatening Finding of Pott’s Puffy Tumor: Case Report

“…9,10 Rarer risk factors for Pott's puffy tumor include osteocartilaginous necrosis secondary to chronic intranasal cocaine abuse, den- Çocuk Enfeksiyon Hastalıkları tal sepsis, or delayed complications of neurosurgery. 11,12 In our case no prior trauma was present, frontal sinusitis might have led to Pott's puffy tumor.…”