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Cefalea frontale con tumefazione: un raro caso di pneumoencefalo di origine infettiva
Frontal headache and forehead swelling: a rare case of infectious preumocephalus
Irene Raffaldi1, Elena Dall’Olio1, Roberta Mogni2, Emanuele Castagno1, Roberto Cerchio1, Silvia Garazzino3, Giulia Pruccoli3, Marco Denina3, Federica Peradotto4, Claudia Bondone1
1SC Pediatria d’Urgenza, Dipartimento Patologia e Cura del Bambino, Ospedale Infantile “Regina Margherita”, Torino
2SC Pediatria, Ospedale Infantile, AOU “Santi Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo”, Alessandria
3SC Pediatria Specialistica Universitaria, Unità di Malattie Infettive, 4SSD Otorinolaringoiatria Pediatrica,
Dipartimento Patologia e Cura del Bambino, Ospedale Infantile “Regina Margherita”, Torino
Gennaio 2026 | DOI: 10.53126/MEBXXIXG001
Abstract
Intracranial complications of acute sinusitis in children are uncommon but may lead to serious neurological impairment. These intracranial complications include pneumocephalus, cerebral abscess, empyema, meningitis, cellulitis, orbital abscess and cavernous sinus thrombosis. Pneumocephalus is defined as the presence of air within the intracranial compartments and may occur in association with neoplasms, infections, surgery, or trauma, as the most common causes. The paper reports a case of a 10-year-old girl with acute onset of pneumocephalus as a rare complication of pansinusitis. She presented to the Paediatric Emergency Unit (EU) with fever, headache and frontal swelling. During the observation at the EU, she presented with vomiting, progressive loss of consciousness and seizures. Pneumocephalus was then detected at brain Computed Tomography promptly performed.
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