Diagnostic dilemma: Whiplike rashes appeared on a woman’s back after she ate shiitake mushrooms
The patient: A 23-year-old woman in Florida The symptoms: The woman went to the emergency room with an itchy rash on her back that had...
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Diagnostic dilemma: A biopsy of a woman’s cancerous tumor caused it to vanish
The patient: A 59-year-old woman in Wisconsin The symptoms: The woman sought medical care after noticing a rapidly growing mass in her right arm. What...
Diagnostic dilemma: An infant’s brown eyes turned indigo after COVID antiviral treatment
The patient: A 6-month-old boy in Bangkok The symptoms: The child was brought to a hospital after he’d had a fever and cough for 24...
Diagnostic dilemma: Black and blue patches appeared on a woman’s body, and an antibiotic was to blame
The patient: A 68-year-old woman in the U.S. The symptoms: Over the course of six weeks, dark patches appeared on the woman’s arms and legs....
Diagnostic dilemma: Rectal exam stabilized man’s irregular heartbeat
The patient: A 29-year-old man in Queens, New York The symptoms: As the man was walking home one night, he suddenly started feeling heart palpitations...
Diagnostic dilemma: Woman’s ‘biologically implausible’ infection led her to sneeze ‘worms’ out of her nose
The patient: A 58-year-old woman in Greece The symptoms: The patient, who worked outdoors on a Greek island, developed pain around the center of her...
Diagnostic dilemma: Teenager’s hives turned out to be caused by rare water allergy
The patient: A teenage girl in Canada The symptoms: The teen was referred to a clinic for recurring outbreaks of hives, which appeared whenever her...
Breast cancer initiative sending patients to Alberta is reducing Sask. wait list
Descrease article font size Increase article font size With Saskatchewan struggling to keep up with breast cancer care, an initiative sending patients to Calgary to...
Diagnostic dilemma: A man’s back pain led to the discovery of a third kidney
The patient: A 31-year-old man in Wardha, India The symptoms: The man visited a medical center after experiencing five days of pain on the right...
Diagnostic dilemma: Woman born without a vagina or cervix went on to conceive a son naturally
The patient: A 16-year-old girl in the United Kingdom The symptoms: The teenage girl was referred to a pediatric-adolescent gynecology clinic in 1999, doctors wrote...