Hello David:
I have never heard of anything like that either. This may sound like a dumb question, but have they checked him for an infection, which the most common symptom would be a fever. Not sure how they would check for infection (blood work?), especially since they probably wouldn't have a clue as to what area is infected. Surely they would know how to check though. I wish him luck and will say a prayer for him.
julieann