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Ortner syndrome and haemophilia
Author(s) -
Hermans C.,
Manocha S.,
McLaughlin J. E.,
Lipman M.,
Lee C. A.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
haemophilia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.213
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1365-2516
pISSN - 1351-8216
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2516.2005.01140.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary hypertension , haemophilia , vocal cord paralysis , complication , paralysis , palsy , surgery , pediatrics , cardiology , pathology , alternative medicine
Summary. Compression and paralysis of the left recurrent laryngeal nerve by a dilated pulmonary artery is a rare complication of pulmonary hypertension. We here report the case of a patient with severe haemophilia A and HIV infection who presented with a persistent hoarseness of voice and a left vocal cord palsy caused by HIV‐associated pulmonary hypertension. This case suggests that HIV‐associated pulmonary hypertension should be suspected in any HIV patient presenting with unexplained left vocal cord palsy.