title: Tuberculosis of the cervical spine.
abstract: A 25-year-old male state-prisoner presented with altered mental status, right neck pain, and uncontrolled hypertension.
authors.forename: Jeremy J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Macke
authors.forename: Adam J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Engel
authors.forename: Paul D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Sawin
authors.forename: Laura W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Bancroft
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D007538:Isoniazid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography; D012293:Rifampin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014399:Tuberculosis, Spinal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular; D007538:Isoniazid; D012293:Rifampin; C018421:rifapentine