Revue de laryngologie - otologie - rhinologie
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Rev Laryngol Otol Rhinol (Bord) · Jan 2012
Case Reports[Pott's puffy tumor, a rare complication of frontal sinusitis].
Port's puffy tumour (PPT), corresponding to frontal osteomyelitis causing erosion of the anterior wall of the frontal sinus and subperiosteal abscess, is a rare but serious complication of frontal sinusitis or trauma to the region. It can occur even despite the use of antibiotics and requires surgical drainage of the abscess, excision of pathological tissues and obliteration of the frontal sinus by various materials. It can rarely progress to life-threatening intracranial extension. ⋯ CT scan of the face revealed the presence of a discontinuity bone at the anterior wall of the right frontal sinus. The treatment consisted of surgery and antibiotics. The patient remained asymptomatic after a decline of 18 months.
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Rev Laryngol Otol Rhinol (Bord) · Jan 2012
Review Case Reports[Kikuchi-Fujimoto's disease: Report of 4 cases and literature review].
Kikuchi-Fujimoto's disease or histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis is a benign disease predominantly occurring in young women which etiology remains unknown and revealed by cervical lymphadenitis and/or prolonged fever. ⋯ The authors bring report through these three observations, the diagnostic difficulties, the therapeutic means of the disease of Kikuchi, as well as its evolutionary aspects.