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  • Title: [Pott's puffy tumor--a rare complication of frontal sinusitis].
    Author: Veide N, Numminen J, Vasama JP, Laranne J, Rautiainen M.
    Journal: Duodecim; 2012; 128(1):94-7. PubMed ID: 22312832.
    Abstract:
    Pott's puffy tumor is an extremely rare complication of frontal sinusitis. It is most typically found in young men. Streptococci, staphylococci or anaerobic bacteria are usually the causative agents. In our patients the inflammation was caused by Streptococcus milleri and Streptococcus pneumoniae. The treatment should be started with broad-spectrum antibiotics. The antibiotics are administered intravenously for 1 to 2 weeks and thereafter orally for at least four weeks. Paranasal sinuses must be operated, and if necessary, intracranial abscesses are treated neurosurgically.
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