Ortner's syndrome: A rare case of hoarseness secondary to chronic aortic dissection

Nour Hammad; Ahmad Jabri; Zaid Shahrori; Faris Haddadin; Farhan Nasser; Kathir Balakumaran; Meera Kondapaneni; Jeremy Heffernan; Michael Marshall

doi:10.1177/2050313X221108651

Ortner's syndrome: A rare case of hoarseness secondary to chronic aortic dissection

SAGE Open Med Case Rep. 2022 Aug 23:10:2050313X221108651. doi: 10.1177/2050313X221108651. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Nour Hammad¹, Ahmad Jabri², Zaid Shahrori³, Faris Haddadin⁴, Farhan Nasser⁵, Kathir Balakumaran⁵, Meera Kondapaneni⁵, Jeremy Heffernan⁵, Michael Marshall⁵

Affiliations

¹ Providence Park Hospital, Southfield, MI, USA.
² Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
³ Faculty of Medicine, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.
⁴ Baylor Health Care System, Dallas, TX, USA.
⁵ MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA.

Abstract

Ortner's syndrome, also known as cardiovocal syndrome, is a rare presentation of aortic dissection. Symptoms occur as a result of recurrent laryngeal nerve compression. Our report describes a case of a patient who complained of hoarseness for a few months and was eventually diagnosed with chronic aortic dissection.

Keywords: Aortic dissection; Ortner’s syndrome; cardiovascular.

Publication types

Case Reports