An Uncommon Complication of Sinusitis in a Young Adolescent. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • A young adolescent patient presented to the emergency department with forehead and eyelid swelling after a week of nasal discharge that was suspicious for Pott's puffy tumor. Point-of-care ultrasound facilitated rapid diagnosis and initiation of treatment for a concerning and rare complication of sinusitis, confirmed by computed tomography scan.

publication date

  • July 1, 2015

Research

keywords

  • Abscess
  • Frontal Sinusitis
  • Pott Puffy Tumor

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84942584347

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000491

PubMed ID

  • 26148105

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 31

issue

  • 7