Pleuritic chest pain and fever: An unusual presentation of aortic dissection

The CT thorax showed a dilated ascending aorta with possible dissection. [...]a CT aortogram was subsequently performed. A review of the literature shows that fever is a common accompanying feature for AD7-10 and that it has been found in one-third of all patients with AD.11 The characteristic fever...

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Published in:	Malaysian family physician Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 47 - 52
Main Authors:	Mohamed-Yassin, MS, Baharudin, N, Ramli, AS, Hashim, H
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Kuala Lumpur Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia 2019 Academy of Family Physician of Malaysia
Subjects:	Analgesics Antibiotics Aortic dissection Blood pressure Blood tests Case Report Coronary vessels Curricula Medical imaging Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs Pain Patients Pneumonia Primary care Proteins
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