Pott's puffy tumor caused by Actinomyces naeslundii
Pott’s puffy tumor is characterized by forehead swelling from subperiosteal abscess and frontal bone osteomyelitis. It is encountered mainly in children; rarely in adults. When it does occur in the latter population, the most common risk factors include head trauma, sinusitis, or cocaine abuse. Gene...
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| description | Pott’s puffy tumor is characterized by forehead swelling from subperiosteal abscess and frontal bone osteomyelitis. It is encountered mainly in children; rarely in adults. When it does occur in the latter population, the most common risk factors include head trauma, sinusitis, or cocaine abuse. Generally, the organisms thought to be involved include streptococci, staphylococci and oral anaerobic flora. We present a case of a 53 year old female who presented with forehead swelling of 3 month duration after a dental procedure, found to be secondary to Actinomyces naeslundii. Actinomyces is a very rare etiology of this disease and has been reported only twice earlier in the literature. We present an uncommon infectious disease along with summary of clinical characteristics of this entity in the adult population. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8071a0e902394ace8b1ad753ce4e484c2022-12-21T20:04:46ZengElsevierIDCases2214-25092020-01-0122e00974Pott's puffy tumor caused by Actinomyces naeslundiiHolly Bean0Zaw Min1James Como2Nitin Bhanot3Division of Infectious Disease, Allegheny Health Network, PA, 15212, United StatesDivision of Infectious Disease, Allegheny Health Network, PA, 15212, United StatesDivision of Infectious Disease, Allegheny Health Network, PA, 15212, United StatesCorresponding author at: Division of Infectious Disease, Allegheny General Hospital, 420 East North ave, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212, United States.; Division of Infectious Disease, Allegheny Health Network, PA, 15212, United StatesPott’s puffy tumor is characterized by forehead swelling from subperiosteal abscess and frontal bone osteomyelitis. It is encountered mainly in children; rarely in adults. When it does occur in the latter population, the most common risk factors include head trauma, sinusitis, or cocaine abuse. Generally, the organisms thought to be involved include streptococci, staphylococci and oral anaerobic flora. We present a case of a 53 year old female who presented with forehead swelling of 3 month duration after a dental procedure, found to be secondary to Actinomyces naeslundii. Actinomyces is a very rare etiology of this disease and has been reported only twice earlier in the literature. We present an uncommon infectious disease along with summary of clinical characteristics of this entity in the adult population.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920302821Pott’s puffy tumorActinomycosis |
| spellingShingle | Holly Bean Zaw Min James Como Nitin Bhanot Pott's puffy tumor caused by Actinomyces naeslundii IDCases Pott’s puffy tumor Actinomycosis |
| title | Pott's puffy tumor caused by Actinomyces naeslundii |
| title_full | Pott's puffy tumor caused by Actinomyces naeslundii |
| title_fullStr | Pott's puffy tumor caused by Actinomyces naeslundii |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pott's puffy tumor caused by Actinomyces naeslundii |
| title_short | Pott's puffy tumor caused by Actinomyces naeslundii |
| title_sort | pott s puffy tumor caused by actinomyces naeslundii |
| topic | Pott’s puffy tumor Actinomycosis |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920302821 |
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