CARDIAC DYSPHONIA –UNUSUAL CASE SERIES WITH REVIEW
Valliammai Valliappan, Anjali Rajeevan, Somasundaram Subramaniam, Pradhap Lenin- General Medicine
- Microbiology (medical)
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- Immunology and Allergy
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Background: Dysphonia is a common symptom routinely encountered in patients in Otorhinolaryngology department. We are reporting three cases of dysphonia secondary to cardiovascular pathology, better known as Ortner's or cardiovocal syndrome. We are publishing these cases because of the rare and interesting associations. Very few case reports have been published till date. The rst case described is a Case presentation: 24 year old man diagnosed with severe pulmonary hypertension causing pressure over the recurrent laryngeal nerve leading on to cardiovocal syndrome.The other cases reported are in elderly men with Ortner's syndrome secondary to aortic aneurysm. This case series Conclusion: emphasize on the multidisciplinary approach needed in diagnosis