Diagnostic dilemma — Unusual case reports from the medical literature
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Doctors restore a man's vision by removing his tooth and implanting it in his eye
By Mindy Weisberger published
A man underwent one of the first "tooth-in-eye" surgeries ever conducted in Canada. Only a few hundred people have had the surgery, worldwide.

A knife broke off in a man's chest, and he didn't notice it for 8 years
By Mindy Weisberger published
Diagnostic dilemma A man noticed pus oozing from his chest, and it ended up revealing a knife blade in his thoracic cavity.

A woman kept tasting bleach — and doctors found a hidden cause in her blood
By Anirban Mukhopadhyay published
A woman was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease that also led to striking behavioral changes — namely, her craving the taste of powdered bleach.

Woman's severe knee pain reveals 'golden threads' in her joints
By Sophie Berdugo published
A woman went to the hospital for severe joint pain in her knees, and an X-ray showed hundreds of strands of gold thread.

Rare condition made a woman see people as dragons
By Mindy Weisberger published
A woman sought treatment for hallucinations she'd been experiencing since childhood, in which people's faces would morph into having dragon-like features.

A man's preference for 'soft' bacon may have given him brain worms
By Nicoletta Lanese published
A man in the U.S. reported worsening migraine symptoms. It turned out that a pork tapeworm had invaded his brain.

Girl's dental trouble caused a life-threatening eye infection
By Mindy Weisberger published
A girl went to her dentist complaining of a toothache and swelling around her eye. It turned out the two problems were connected.

A woman had something in her eye — and it turned out to be parasitic worms
By Nicoletta Lanese published
A woman went to the hospital several times with the feeling that something was stuck in her eye. It turned out to be parasites.
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