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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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Diagnostic dilemma: A woman heard voices telling her she had a brain tumor — and scans confirmed she didIn a strange medical case, a woman suddenly started hearing voices, and they directed her to seek care for a brain tumor.
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Woman's 'biologically implausible' infection led her to sneeze 'worms' out of her noseDoctors reported a highly unusual case of parasitic fly infection in a woman in Greece.
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Teenager's hives turned out to be caused by rare water allergyIn a rare medical case, a teenage girl suddenly began breaking out in hives whenever she was exposed to water.
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A cross tattoo on a man's neck disappeared — killing his skin as it did soA man's neck tattoo triggered a reaction so rare that it was only the second recorded case.
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A man went to the doctor for a bad UTI and learned he had an extra kidneyA man being treated for a urinary tract infection turned out to have a rare "supernumerary kidney."
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Woman born without a vagina or cervix went on to conceive a son naturallyA woman's rare condition made it unlikely for her to conceive without reproductive assistance, but in her case, she eventually bore a child without fertility treatment.
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