title: Shapiro's syndrome: a renewed appreciation for vital signs.
abstract: Vital signs are an invaluable diagnostic tool, but in this era of modern medicine and expensive tests, important information obtainable at the patient's bedside is often overlooked. We report an unusual case, Shapiro's syndrome, in which an appreciation of temperature recordings was essential to diagnosis. We review this disorder and the thermoregulatory system.
authors.affiliation: Internal MedicineInfectious Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198-5400, USA. eklingler@unmc.edu
authors.forename: Edna Toubes
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Klingler
authors.forename: Kimberly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Meyer
mesh_terms: D001831:Body Temperature; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation; D019937:Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures; D006801:Humans; D006945:Hyperhidrosis / Q000209:etiology*; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013577:Syndrome