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Diagnostic dilemma: A man huffed computer cleaner for years. Then his hands started growing.A man was diagnosed with skeletal fluorosis, which likely emerged due to him inhaling substances that damaged his bones.
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Diagnostic dilemma: A woman started sweating blood from her face and handsA 21-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital after she was bleeding from her face and palms, with no obvious cause.
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Diagnostic dilemma: A woman's nut allergy was triggered after sexA woman with a known nut allergy had a severe allergic reaction after sex, even though her partner bathed and brushed his teeth first. Here's why.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
