Scalp abscess--a cautionary tale.
dc.contributor.author | Nugent, Nora F | |
dc.contributor.author | Murphy, Michael | |
dc.contributor.author | Kelly, Jason | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-01-05T12:35:15Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-01-05T12:35:15Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010-08 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Scalp abscess--a cautionary tale. 2010, 63 (8):e619-21 J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1878-0539 | |
dc.identifier.pmid | 20189900 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.bjps.2010.02.011 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10147/200245 | |
dc.description.abstract | Transcranial extension of frontal sinus infection is a rare, but not eradicated entity. We present a 21-year-old male, in whom a persistent scalp abscess heralded the discovery of skull vault osteomyelitis and extradural abscesses secondary to frontal sinusitis. Patients with prolonged or unusual symptoms with a history of sinusitis or trauma warrant further investigation as they may have developed serious intracranial complications. Urgent management, both surgical and antimicrobial, is indicated in such scenarios. | |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en |
dc.subject.mesh | Abscess | |
dc.subject.mesh | Actinomyces | |
dc.subject.mesh | Actinomycosis | |
dc.subject.mesh | Anti-Bacterial Agents | |
dc.subject.mesh | Drainage | |
dc.subject.mesh | Follow-Up Studies | |
dc.subject.mesh | Frontal Bone | |
dc.subject.mesh | Frontal Sinusitis | |
dc.subject.mesh | Humans | |
dc.subject.mesh | Male | |
dc.subject.mesh | Osteomyelitis | |
dc.subject.mesh | Scalp | |
dc.subject.mesh | Tomography, X-Ray Computed | |
dc.subject.mesh | Young Adult | |
dc.title | Scalp abscess--a cautionary tale. | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
dc.contributor.department | Department of Plastic Surgery, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland. noranugent@gmail.com | en |
dc.identifier.journal | Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS | en |
dc.description.province | Munster | |
html.description.abstract | Transcranial extension of frontal sinus infection is a rare, but not eradicated entity. We present a 21-year-old male, in whom a persistent scalp abscess heralded the discovery of skull vault osteomyelitis and extradural abscesses secondary to frontal sinusitis. Patients with prolonged or unusual symptoms with a history of sinusitis or trauma warrant further investigation as they may have developed serious intracranial complications. Urgent management, both surgical and antimicrobial, is indicated in such scenarios. |