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Diagnostic dilemma: Virus caused a man to have hiccups for days on end
In an unusual case, a man's multiday bout of hiccups was triggered by a respiratory infection.
Diagnostic dilemma: A man who couldn't pee had been infected by one of the largest known human parasites
A 35-year-old man who couldn't pass urine learned that the cause of his obstruction was a giant worm living in his kidney.
Diagnostic dilemma: A scientist caught plague from bacteria thought to be 'noninfectious'
A scientist who was working on plague-causing bacteria caught the disease despite using weakened strains that were deemed noninfectious.
Diagnostic dilemma: A man's deadly infection was triggered by a probiotic supplement
A man with a complex medical history ended up with a rare bacterial infection after taking probiotics in the hospital.
Diagnostic dilemma: A fish bone wandered through a man's abdomen and stabbed his liver
A man went to the hospital several times with gut pain and a fever — and it turned out that his relatively common symptoms had an unusual cause.
Diagnostic dilemma: After surgery, a 17-year-old could speak only a foreign language
While waking up from knee surgery, a 17-year-old boy temporarily lost his ability to speak in his native language.
Diagnostic dilemma: Growing weed with bat poop left 2 men with deadly infections
Using bat poop to fertilize plants like cannabis can sometimes have deadly consequences. A report highlights two fatal cases that affected men in New York.
Diagnostic dilemma: Speed eating a 7-pound burger sent a man to ER unable to pass gas
A case report highlights one potential danger of competitive speed eating.
