• Rheumatol. Int. · Dec 2012

    Case Reports

    Ortner's syndrome as a presenting feature of giant cell arteritis.

    • Amr Edrees.
    • University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA. edreesa@umkc.edu
    • Rheumatol. Int. 2012 Dec 1;32(12):4035-6.

    AbstractHoarseness due to left recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis (LRLN) caused by identifiable cardiovascular disease is described as Ortner's syndrome or cardiovocal syndrome. This was first reported by Ortner in 1897 to describe left recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy secondary to mitral stenosis. This case report describe a patient with giant cell arteritis with initial presentation of Ortner's syndrome.

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