Pyrexia of unknown origin and aortic dissection.
A 67-year-old man was referred from his local hospital for investigation of a pyrexia of unknown origin. Computerized tomographic scanning revealed an extensive aortic dissection. This unusual case serves as a reminder of the protean clinical manifestations of this condition.
McKeown
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Regional Medical Cardiology Centre, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, U.K.
Campbell
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D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed