Kakino Takamori, Nakayama Tomohiro, Yamamoto Hideo
Department of Cardiology and Radiology, Kyushu Kosei-Nenkin Hospital, Kitakyushi City, Japan.
Vasc Health Risk Manag. 2009;5:1059-62. doi: 10.2147/vhrm.s8226. Epub 2009 Dec 29.
After coronary catheterization, fever sometimes occurs, usually transiently. We report a very rare case that suggests persistent high fever and systemic inflammation might be caused by periaortitis induced by coronary catheterization including percutaneous coronary intervention.