title: Intramural haematoma of the aorta presenting as fever of unknown origin.
abstract: The clinical presentation of aortic intramural haematoma resembles aortic dissection in many aspects, but the underlying pathophysiology is quite different. Chronic aortic dissection may present as a febrile disease, but is seldom in aortic intramural haematoma. Here we report a case with aortic intramural haematoma with an initial presentation of febrile disease. The patient underwent surgical repair of the diseased aorta successfully and the fever resolved shortly after the operation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: Cheng-Chung
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Chih-Yuan
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Chih-Lu
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Han
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000209:etiology*; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures