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Fever of unknown origin as a primary presentation of chronic aortic dissection
Shi-Min Yuan1, Salis Tager, Ehud Raanani
1Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
Abstract:
Fever of unknown origin is rare as a primary presentation of aortic dissection. We describe a 69-year-old female presenting with a sustained fever. A diagnosis of chronic type A aortic dissection was established by computed tomography. Replacements of the ascending aorta and part of the aortic arch were performed. Ten days after the operation, the patient had recurrent pyrexia. A large effusion in the left pleural cavity was found. After puncture aspiration and antibiotic treatment, she recovered. She was doing well at the 5(1/2)-year follow-up.
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