Left brachiocephalic vein stenosis and infectious aortitis: two unusual causes of Ortner's syndrome.

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.
PMID: 26559799 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Pneumonologia i Alergologia Polska - November 15, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Maskey-Warzęchowska M, Dąbrowska M, Krenke R, Domeracka-Kołodziej A, Żukowska M, Chazan R Tags: Pneumonol Alergol Pol Source Type: research