Patients with Potts puffy tumor start with frontal sinusitis. They then develop scalp or periorbital swelling. It is typical to see red, tender, fluctuant swelling in the mid-forehead, as in our patient. They can have headache, fever and rhinnorrhea.

Pott puffy tumor is osteomyelitis of the frontal bone with associated subperiosteal abscess causing swelling and edema over the forehead and scalp. It is a complication of frontal sinusitis or trauma.

Pott’s puffy tumor (PPT) is a rare but potentially deadly complication of bacterial sinusitis that consists of subperiosteal abscess and osteomyelitis of the frontal bone.

Pott’s puffy tumor, first described by Sir Percivall Pott in 1760, is a rare clinical entity characterized by subperiosteal abscess associated with osteomyelitis. It is characterized by an osteomyelitis of the frontal bone, either direct or through haematogenic spread.

The treatment of Pott’s puffy tumor combines medical and surgical approaches in order to prevent further complications. The goal of surgery is to drain the sinus and to excise the infected bone if necessary. The endoscopic endonasal approach is a safe and effective alternative to the external approach.

Complications of sinusitis include the following:

• Orbital cellulitis.
• Subperiosteal abscess.
• Orbital abscess.
• Mastoiditis.
• Frontal or maxillary osteomyelitis.
• Subdural abscess.
• Cavernous sinus thrombosis.
• Brain abscess.

Spinal tuberculosis (TB) or Pott’s spine is the commonest extrapulmonary manifestation of TB. It spreads through hematogenous route. Clinically, it presents with constitutional symptoms, back pain, tenderness, paraplegia or paraparesis, and kyphotic or scoliotic deformities.

Orbital involvement is the most common complication of sinusitis (accounting for 80% of all complications) because of its close anatomical relationship to the paranasal sinuses.

Chronic sinusitis can be caused by an infection, growths in the sinuses (nasal polyps) or swelling of the lining of your sinuses. Signs and symptoms may include a blocked or stuffy (congested) nose that causes difficulty breathing through your nose, and pain and swelling around your eyes, cheeks, nose or forehead.

Deformity, abscess, and paraplegia are the only complications of Pott’s disease occurring with sufficient frequency to merit especial consideration.

Tuberculosis, also known as consumption, is a disease caused by bacteria that usually attacks the lungs, and at the turn of the 20th century, the leading cause of death in the United States.

Encephalitis: This results when the infection spreads to your brain tissue. Encephalitis may not have obvious symptoms beyond a headache, fever, or weakness. But more severe cases can lead to confusion, hallucinations, seizures, difficulty speaking, paralysis, or loss consciousness.

The Pott’s puffy tumor is a subperiosteal abscess of the frontal bone associated with osteomyelitis. The purpose of this article is to alert the physician to the severe complications of this entity. The records of six patients were reviewed retrospectively. There were four adults and two adolescents …

It is usually related to the frontal sinus but is sometimes secondary to mastoid pathology. Rarer aetiologies include trauma, intranasal cocaine, and methamphetamine abuse, and craniotomy.

It was first described by Sir Percivall Pott (see Pott disease) in 1760. The characteristic forehead swelling as a result of the subgaleal collection explains the “puffy tumor” part of the name. Possible differential considerations on imaging grounds include: