Diagnostic dilemma — Unusual case reports from the medical literature
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Diagnostic dilemma: A surgeon accidentally transplanted a tumor into his own handIn an unusual case, a surgeon developed a cancerous lump on his hand that stemmed from an injury he sustained while performing surgery.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Diagnostic dilemma: Doctors find 27 contact lenses in woman's eye ahead of routine surgeryA patient went to the doctor for cataract surgery, but her physicians were surprised to find a huge, foreign mass under her eyelid.
By Christoph Schwaiger Published
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Diagnostic dilemma: A man's penis was turning to boneA man in his 60s went to the emergency room after a fall and ended up being diagnosed with a rare disorder of the penis.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Diagnostic dilemma: A woman got 'broken heart syndrome' after eating too much wasabiThe patient was diagnosed with takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as "broken heart syndrome," which had an unusual cause.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Diagnostic dilemma: A woman cleaned her fish tank and ended up in the hospitalA bacterial infection that rarely occurs in the United States hit a woman in Maryland after she cleaned her home aquarium.
By Nicoletta Lanese Published
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Diagnostic dilemma: A man's heart stopped after he ate too much licoriceA man experienced cardiac arrest after eating a different flavor of candy than he had historically.
By Nicoletta Lanese Published
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Diagnostic dilemma: A man's 'magic mushroom' tea led to a bad trip to the hospitalA man's attempt at self-medicating with shrooms resulted in a trip to the intensive care unit.
By Nicoletta Lanese Published
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Diagnostic dilemma: A man's brain started bleeding after a dentist appointmentA man's brain started bleeding just after he got teeth pulled at the dentist's office. Why?
By Nicoletta Lanese Published
