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Document Details : Title: Aortic dissection presenting as fever of unknown origin Author(s): DAI, Ming-Shen , CHENG, Shu-Meng Journal: Acta Cardiologica Volume: 56 Issue: 1 Date: February 2001 Pages: 37-38 DOI: 10.2143/AC.56.1.2005591 Abstract : Acute aortic dissection may have variable presentations, making the diagnosis clinically challenging. Although fever is a common accompanying feature, it rarely dominates the clinical setting. We report the case of a patient who sustained a prolonged spiking fever with unknown origin following acute aortic dissection. The case serves as a reminder that prolonged fever may be the principal residual sequelae after acute aortic dissection or one of the protean clinical manifestations of painless aortic dissection. |