Diagnostic dilemma — Unusual case reports from the medical literature
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A man's preference for 'soft' bacon may have given him brain wormsA man in the U.S. reported worsening migraine symptoms. It turned out that a pork tapeworm had invaded his brain.
By Nicoletta Lanese Published
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Girl's dental trouble caused a life-threatening eye infectionA girl went to her dentist complaining of a toothache and swelling around her eye. It turned out the two problems were connected.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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A woman had something in her eye — and it turned out to be parasitic wormsA woman went to the hospital several times with the feeling that something was stuck in her eye. It turned out to be parasites.
By Nicoletta Lanese Published
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Hunter's rare allergy meant he could no longer eat red meatA man who hunted deer developed a very rare allergy that progressively worsened each time he ate red meat.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Rare semen allergy may have caused woman's infertilityA woman and her partner had been trying to conceive for some time. It turned out that a rare allergy may have been hindering their attempts.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Weird lump in woman's hip was sponge left behind during C-sectionA woman had a swollen and painful hip for years following an emergency cesarean section. When doctors finally took a look, they found something surprising.
By Kamal Nahas Published
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Orgasm involving a kitchen whisk likely triggered person's fatal aneurysmDoctors report an analysis of a woman's fatal aneurysm, pinpointing its likely causes after her death.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Shingles popped a hole in a man's bladderA man suffered a rare complication of shingles and ended up with a ruptured bladder.
By Nicoletta Lanese Published
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A man was stabbed through the throat and the base of the skull — by a fishWhile on a fishing trip, a man sustained an unusual injury from a marlin.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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