[Acute frontal sinusitis accompanied with extra-dural abscess (a case reported with literature reviewed)].

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the clinical characteristics of acute frontal sinusitis accompanied with extra-dural abscess.

Method: A case of acute frontal sinusitis accompanied with extra-dural abscess diagnosed by CT was analyzed, and the relative literatures were reviewed.

Result: Headache, high fever and failure to antibiotic therapy were the main three clinical characteristics.

Conclusion: It is the most important thing to drainage the abscess except for antibiotic therapy for acute frontal sinusitis accompanied with extra-dural abscess. Antibiotic therapy cannot substitute for surgery.