A blow sustained to the head while wrestling may produce frontal osteomyelitis and its complications, Pott's puffy tumor and epidural abscess. The symp toms may be minimal and may be manifested only by a mild headache and occasional stuffy nose. A 16- year-old boy was studied one month after a head injury sustained while wrestling, complaining only of recurrent headaches and fever. A fluctuant mass was found in the midfrontal area. Frontal sinusitis, subper iosteal abscess, epidural abscess, and frontal osteo myelitis were found at surgery. The frontal bone in volved by the osteomyelitis was debrided, and the epidural abscess was evacuated.
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