Pott's puffy tumor due to Aspergillus fumigatus: A case report and review

Pott's puffy tumor due to Aspergillus fumigatus: A case report and review

Pott's puffy tumor (PPT) is a very rare, nearly forgotten condition. We describe a 9-year-old girl with PPT due to trauma and surgical cultures that revealed Aspergillus fumigatus.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zainab Abdulaziz AlMoosa, Tariq AlFawaz, Fahad AlFawaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-09-01
Series:International Journal of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Subjects:
Potts puffy tumor
Sinusitis
Osteomyelitis
Aspergillus fumigatus
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352646716300552
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spelling doaj-dae09d52db8d4eedadc208111e1451b92020-11-24T22:26:12ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine2352-64672016-09-013312813110.1016/j.ijpam.2016.08.005Pott's puffy tumor due to Aspergillus fumigatus: A case report and reviewZainab Abdulaziz AlMoosa0Tariq AlFawaz1Fahad AlFawaz2Pediatric Infectious Diseases, King Abdualziz Hospital, Ministry of National Guard, Al-Hassa, Saudi ArabiaPediatric Infectious Diseases, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaENT, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaPott's puffy tumor (PPT) is a very rare, nearly forgotten condition. We describe a 9-year-old girl with PPT due to trauma and surgical cultures that revealed Aspergillus fumigatus.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352646716300552Potts puffy tumorSinusitisOsteomyelitisAspergillus fumigatus
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author Zainab Abdulaziz AlMoosa
Tariq AlFawaz
Fahad AlFawaz
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Tariq AlFawaz
Fahad AlFawaz
Pott's puffy tumor due to Aspergillus fumigatus: A case report and review
International Journal of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Potts puffy tumor
Sinusitis
Osteomyelitis
Aspergillus fumigatus
author_facet Zainab Abdulaziz AlMoosa
Tariq AlFawaz
Fahad AlFawaz
author_sort Zainab Abdulaziz AlMoosa
title Pott's puffy tumor due to Aspergillus fumigatus: A case report and review
title_short Pott's puffy tumor due to Aspergillus fumigatus: A case report and review
title_full Pott's puffy tumor due to Aspergillus fumigatus: A case report and review
title_fullStr Pott's puffy tumor due to Aspergillus fumigatus: A case report and review
title_full_unstemmed Pott's puffy tumor due to Aspergillus fumigatus: A case report and review
title_sort pott's puffy tumor due to aspergillus fumigatus: a case report and review
publisher Elsevier
series International Journal of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
issn 2352-6467
publishDate 2016-09-01
description Pott's puffy tumor (PPT) is a very rare, nearly forgotten condition. We describe a 9-year-old girl with PPT due to trauma and surgical cultures that revealed Aspergillus fumigatus.
topic Potts puffy tumor
Sinusitis
Osteomyelitis
Aspergillus fumigatus
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352646716300552
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