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Diagnostic dilemma: Brain scans following a man's hospital visit for leg weakness revealed a surprising findingDiagnostic dilemma A man went to hospital complaining about weakness in his left leg, and subsequent brain scans revealed his abnormally small brain.
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Man who donated his body after death had rare 'triple penis'Supernumerary, or extra, penises are very uncommon. Medical students uncovered a particularly rare case while dissecting a cadaver.
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Doctors couldn't explain why a boy was bleeding from his eyes, ears and noseDiagnostic dilemma A case of a boy who bled from his eyes eventually led doctors to a diagnosis that has been reported fewer than 50 times in the medical literature.
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Whiplike rashes appeared on a woman's back after she ate shiitake mushroomsDiagnostic dilemma A woman developed bright-red rashes on her back that looked like marks from a whip, and at first, it wasn't clear what caused them.
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Biopsy triggered 'spontaneous regression' of woman's arm tumorDiagnostic dilemma Doctors describe a strange case in which a tumor in a woman's arm disappeared without specific treatment.
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An infant's brown eyes turned indigo after COVID antiviral treatmentDiagnostic dilemma In a visually striking medical case, a baby's eyes changed color while he was receiving care in a hospital.
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A woman turned black and blue weeks after starting a new medicationA woman's sudden hyperpigmentation was a side effect of a medicine she was taking.
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Rectal exam stabilized man's irregular heartbeatA man's sudden heart issue went away without the standard course of treatment.
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A teen's classic diabetes symptoms didn't improve with treatment — revealing she also had a much rarer syndromeA teen went to the emergency room with classic signs of diabetes, but odd aspects of her case pointed to a second, rarer diagnosis.
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