Diagnostic dilemma — Unusual case reports from the medical literature
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A man's bladder looked like a Christmas treeIn an unusual case, a man's bladder swelled dramatically at its base, taking the shape of a Christmas tree.
By Kamal Nahas Published
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An otherwise 'fit' man had a stroke after drinking 8 'high-potency' energy drinks a dayA man with few risk factors unexpectedly experienced a stroke, and his daily energy drink habit may have been to blame.
By Nicoletta Lanese Published
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Man caught rabies from organ transplant after donor was scratched by skunkA Michigan man died of rabies despite having no recent exposure to a potentially infected animal.
By Nicoletta Lanese Published
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A woman got a rare parasitic lung infection after eating raw frogsIn an unusual case, a woman developed a parasitic infection in her lungs, when more typically, the parasite stays just under the skin.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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A man's muscles looked strangely deformed. Doctors found they were leaking calcium into his blood.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.
By Anirban Mukhopadhyay Published
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Woman had her twin brother's XY chromosomes — but only in her bloodDoctors discovered a woman had "blood chimerism" after examining the chromosomes of cells from different parts of her body.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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A woman's homemade juice led to life-threatening 'toxic squash syndrome'In the first reported case of its kind in Canada, a woman fell violently ill after consuming the juice of a bitter gourd.
By Nicoletta Lanese Published
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Milk leaking from woman's armpits revealed 'ectopic breasts'After giving birth, a woman noticed that she produced milk from both her mammary glands and her armpits.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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A baby suddenly started to smell of rotting fishA boy would stink of fish after eating certain dishes, and doctors found that the noxious odor likely stemmed from a rare genetic quirk.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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