Cervical Pott’s disease: case report and review of the literature

Tuberculosis remains a significant global health concern, with spinal tuberculosis being a common manifestation outside the lungs. Cervical spinal tuberculosis, however, is relatively rare. The case involves a 66-year-old patient who had previously been treated for pulmonary tuberculosis and presented with persistent neck pain and upper limb symptoms. The patient underwent surgical intervention and experienced a positive outcome. Surgical management is recommended when there is spinal instability or compression of the spinal cord. The patient underwent corpectomy of C3 and C4 with iliac graft and anterior cervical plate.

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  A 66-year-old patient with a history of pulmonary tuberculosis presented with cervical Pott's disease, characterized by neck pain, tingling, and heaviness in the upper limbs.
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  MRI revealed a lesion centered on the C4 vertebral body, causing spinal cord compression and epiduritis, leading to surgical intervention.
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  Surgical intervention, including corpectomy of C3 and C4 with iliac graft and anterior cervical plate, combined with 12 months of antituberculous chemotherapy, resulted in symptom resolution three months post-surgery.