The Faget sign — sometimes called sphygmothermic dissociation — is the unusual pairing of fever with bradicardiya (slow pulse). (Fever is usually accompanied by tachycardia, (rapid pulse),
Faget sign is often seen in:
- yellow fever
- typhoid fever
- tularemia
- brucellosisi
- colorado tick fever
- Some phnemonias - legionella pneumonia and mycoplasma pneumonia
- Drug Fever (e.g. Beta-Blockers,[3] known as the Beta-Faget sign)