Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
A fatal case of Ortner’s syndrome and dysphagia aortica secondary to rapidly expanding mycotic thoracic aortic aneurysm in a chronic kidney disease patient |
| Authors: |
Wynn Aung Kyaw, Chiao Yuen Lim, Muhammad Abdul Mabood Khalil, Kian Chai Lim, Vui Heng Chong, Jackson Tan |
| Source: |
SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, Vol 6 (2018) |
| Publisher Information: |
SAGE Publishing, 2018. |
| Publication Year: |
2018 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Medicine (General) |
| Subject Terms: |
Medicine (General), R5-920 |
| More Details: |
Ortner’s syndrome or cardiovocal syndrome is a rare condition and refers to the association between cardiovascular conditions, usually cardiac enlargement from mitral stenosis, and recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy. We reported an interesting case of a patient with end-stage renal disease on regular dialysis who developed both Ortner’s syndrome and dysphagia aortica as a result of an aortic arch aneurysm. The aneurysm underwent a rapid increase in size, likely as a result of Staphylococcus aureus infection (mycotic aneurysm) from an internal jugular dialysis catheter. This case highlighted the importance of cardiovascular conditions as rarer causes of dysphonia and dysphagia, particularly with the existence of an extrinsic infective source. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2050-313X
2050313X |
| Relation: |
https://doaj.org/toc/2050-313X |
| DOI: |
10.1177/2050313X18799247 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/8641d05765cb4b50b377262448bfc181 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.8641d05765cb4b50b377262448bfc181 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
