TITLE:
Potts Puffy Tumor, a Rare Pathology Complicated by Calcification of Ethmoid Anterior and the Recesses of the Frontal Sinus: About a Case
AUTHORS:
Habib Ould Cheikh El Wely, Karima Ouardi, Mohamed Zalagh, Saloua Ouraini, Aiman Ftouhi, Fouad Benariba, Nourredine Errami
KEYWORDS:
Potts Puffy Tumor, Calcification, Frontal Sinusitis
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.11 No.8,
August
13,
2024
ABSTRACT: The Potts puffy tumor is a very rare entity. It presents as an abscess under-périosté performing a swelling front with osteomyelitis of loss front side more often to sinusitis frontal. We report the observation of a patient 67 years old who was admitted to the emergency swelling front. The computed tomography (CT) brain showed a lesion tissue compartment right sinus front seat of calcification and osteomyelitis of the frontal bone with calcification in the frontal sinus recess. The patient was operated on endoscopically endonasal and received a DRAF 2B and broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy with good evolution.