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...
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...
Diagnostic dilemma: A doctor discovered the gene mutation behind his family’s mysterious missing-teeth condition
The patient: Dr. John Graham, a professor of medical genetics and pediatrics at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles The symptoms: Most newborn babies don’t have any...