Korean J Med.  2006 Feb;70(2):213-215.

Aortic dissection presenting as fever of unknown origin

• Choi SN
• Park SJ
• Kwon TJ
• Kang YR
• Park SR
• Kwak CW
• Hwang JY

Abstract

Aortic dissection most often presents with the severe chest pain and may have variable symptoms including fever. However, fever of unknown origin as the predominant manifestation of aortic dissection seems to be extremely rare. We report the case of a patient who sustained a prolonged spiking fever with unknown origin for 17 days following acute aortic dissection. The case serves as a reminder that prolonged fever may be the principal residual sequelae after aortic dissection.

Keyword

Aortic dissection; Fever of unknown origin

MeSH Terms

Chest Pain
Fever of Unknown Origin*
Fever*
Humans