[Ortner's syndrome and giant-cell vasculitis].

INTRODUCTION

Ortner's syndrome was first described as a left laryngeal nerve palsy caused by a dilated left atrium in mitral stenosis. Aortic aneurysm is another well-documented etiology.

CASE RECORD: We report the case of a 90 year-old woman with temporal arteritis with recent onset hoarseness, and simultaneous discovery of aortic arch aneurysm and left vocal cord palsy.

DISCUSSION: The occurrence of hoarseness and aortic aneurysm in Giant-cell vasculitis is discussed. We suggest to consider Horton's disease (GCA) as a possible etiology of Ortner's cardio-vocal syndrome.