Oral and maxillofacial surgery involves few procedures that may show severe complications with potential of life threatening problems. Subperiosteal abscess of orbit is an extremely rare complication arising spontaneously or after dental surgery. Till date, the occurrence of severe infections following surgical removal of third molars has not been clearly understood. Cellulitis of the orbit is ...

To cite: Rajwani KM, Desai K, Lew-Gor S. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013202737 DESCRIPTION Pott’s puffy tumour is a surgical emergency and an extremely rare complication of frontal sinusitis. It is characterised by osteomyelitis of the frontal bone with an associated subperiosteal abscess. A 61-year-old man presented to the emergency departmen...

Pott's Puffy tumor (PPT) is a rare entity characterized by subperiosteal abscess associated with osteomyelitis of the frontal bone. It is usually managed by surgical curettage of the osteomyelitic bone and long-term antibiotic therapy. Balloon catheter dilatation is a new technique which was recently introduced for the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis. In this article, we present three PPT c...

The abuse of inhaled cocaine causes chemical sinus pathology by secondary midfacial destruction and necrosis. When midfacial necrosis is already established, other complications may occur related to the proximity of structures such as the orbit or optic nerve. We present the evolution of a young cocaine addict with midfacial destruction, who has had a subperiosteal abscess and optic neuritis ov...

Introduction If auricular perichondritis is left untreated or sub optimally managed the development of a subperiosteal abscess with potential cartilage loss and gross cosmetic defect may ensue. Materials and Methods A retrospective review was conducted to identify the cause, microbiology, management and outcome of patients presenting with pinna abscess over a 5-year period at a tertiary hospita...

Two patients developed orbital infection secondary to dental infections. In one patient the infection spread from maxillary premolar and molar teeth to the infratemporal and pterygopalatine fossa and then through the inferior orbital fissure to the subperiosteal space. A subperiosteal abscess in the posterior orbital wall developed, which subsequently spread within the muscle cone. In the secon...

The ultrasonic findings in 38 children with osteomyelitis of the limb bones were analysed in four time-related groups based on the interval between the onset of symptoms and the ultrasonic examination. Deep soft-tissue swelling was the earliest sign of acute osteomyelitis; in the next stage there was periosteal elevation and a thin layer of subperiosteal fluid, and in some cases this progressed...

central nervous system infection is a rare complication of endovascular procedures. we report a 21-year-old woman presented with headache, nausea, vomiting, and right-sided hemiparesis 4 months after endovascular embolization of cerebral arteriovenous malformation. investigations led to the diagnosis of multiple brain abscesses. this is the sixth case report of brain abscess following endovascu...