Diagnostic dilemma — Unusual case reports from the medical literature

In an unusual case, a woman developed a parasitic infection in her lungs, when more typically, the parasite stays just under the skin.

A man showed up to the hospital with vomiting, weakness, failing kidneys and sky-high calcium. The culprit was a muscle-enhancing oil he injected into his chest and arms years ago.

Doctors discovered a woman had "blood chimerism" after examining the chromosomes of cells from different parts of her body.

In the first reported case of its kind in Canada, a woman fell violently ill after consuming the juice of a bitter gourd.

After giving birth, a woman noticed that she produced milk from both her mammary glands and her armpits.

A boy would stink of fish after eating certain dishes, and doctors found that the noxious odor likely stemmed from a rare genetic quirk.

In a bizarre medical case published in 1984, a young boy was inadvertently exposed to an STI-causing bacteria in a lab dish.

A woman's abdominal discomfort turned out to be caused by a build up of food in her stomach. And the treatment involved diet soda.

A woman had experienced sudden bursts of uncontrolled laughter her whole life. A brain scan revealed why.

A woman bruising her leg with a massage gun set off a medical odyssey that revealed scurvy, a disease seen fairly rarely in modern America.