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Descriptor English:

Pott Puffy Tumor

Descriptor Spanish:

Tumor Hinchado de Pott

Descriptor Portuguese:

Tumor de Pott

Synonyms English:

Pott's Puffy Tumor
Potts Puffy Tumor
Puffy Tumor, Pott
Puffy Tumor, Pott's
Tumor, Pott Puffy
Tumor, Pott's Puffy

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Definition English:

Infection of the FRONTAL BONE often as a complication of FRONTAL SINUSITIS or trauma to the frontal bone and skull. It is characterized by subperiosteal abscess with OSTEOMYELITIS.

Indexing Annotation English:

do not confuse with POTT DISEASE see TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL

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History Note English:

2012

Allowable Qualifiers English:

Record Number:

54467

Unique Identifier:

D059369

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