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Case Report

Left Brachiocephalic Vein Stenosis and Infectious Aortitis: Two Unusual Causes of Ortner’s Syndrome

by
Marta Maskey-Warzęchowska
1,*,
Marta Dąbrowska
1,
Rafał Krenke
1,
Anna Domeracka-Kołodziej
2,
Małgorzata Żukowska
3 and
Ryszarda Chazan
1
1
Department of Internal Medicine, Pneumonology and Allergology, Medical University of Warsaw, ul. Banacha 1a, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland
2
Department of Otolaryngology, Medical University of Warsaw, ul. Banacha 1a, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland
3
Department of Radiology, Medical University of Warsaw, ul. Banacha 1a, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Adv. Respir. Med. 2015, 83(6), 457-461; https://doi.org/10.5603/PiAP.2015.0075
Submission received: 17 September 2015 / Revised: 10 November 2015 / Accepted: 10 November 2015 / Published: 10 November 2015

Abstract

Ortner’s syndrome (also known as cardiovocal syndrome) is defined as hoarseness due to compression of the left recurrent laryngeal nerve by an enlarged left atrium or enlarged thoracic vessels. We describe two cases of Ortner’s syndrome with an unusual underlying vascular pathology. In the first patient, Ortner’s syndrome was a consequence of left brachiocephalic vein stenosis resulting in collateral circulation filling the aorto-pulmonary window. The second patient developed a thoracic aortic aneurysm due infectious aortitis. Both patients required careful scrutiny in differential diagnosis because of their complex past medical history and concomitant diseases.
Keywords: hoarseness; vocal cord paresis; left recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy; Ortner’s syndrome; cardiovocal syndrome hoarseness; vocal cord paresis; left recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy; Ortner’s syndrome; cardiovocal syndrome

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Maskey-Warzęchowska, M.; Dąbrowska, M.; Krenke, R.; Domeracka-Kołodziej, A.; Żukowska, M.; Chazan, R. Left Brachiocephalic Vein Stenosis and Infectious Aortitis: Two Unusual Causes of Ortner’s Syndrome. Adv. Respir. Med. 2015, 83, 457-461. https://doi.org/10.5603/PiAP.2015.0075

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Maskey-Warzęchowska M, Dąbrowska M, Krenke R, Domeracka-Kołodziej A, Żukowska M, Chazan R. Left Brachiocephalic Vein Stenosis and Infectious Aortitis: Two Unusual Causes of Ortner’s Syndrome. Advances in Respiratory Medicine. 2015; 83(6):457-461. https://doi.org/10.5603/PiAP.2015.0075

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Maskey-Warzęchowska, Marta, Marta Dąbrowska, Rafał Krenke, Anna Domeracka-Kołodziej, Małgorzata Żukowska, and Ryszarda Chazan. 2015. "Left Brachiocephalic Vein Stenosis and Infectious Aortitis: Two Unusual Causes of Ortner’s Syndrome" Advances in Respiratory Medicine 83, no. 6: 457-461. https://doi.org/10.5603/PiAP.2015.0075

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