Shapiro's syndrome: a renewed appreciation for vital signs.
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.
Klingler
Edna Toubes
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Internal MedicineInfectious Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198-5400, USA. eklingler@unmc.edu
Meyer
Kimberly
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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