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Pott's puffy tumour
Associated persons:
Percivall Pott
Description:
Circumscribed swelling (oedema) of the scalp associated with underlying osteomyelitis of the skull.
Bibliography:
- P. Pott:
Observations on the Nature of Consequences of Wounds and Contusions of the Head, Fractures of the Skull, Concussions of the Brain.
London, Hitch & Lowes, 1760.
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