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Diagnostic dilemma: Fisher's colon punctured by eel that snuck in through his rectum (opens the original)
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The patient: A 55-year-old man in Bangladesh The symptoms: The man went to the emergency room with severe abdominal pain that he said began five hours prior to his visit. What happened next: During a physical examination, doctors noted that the patient's temperature and blood pressure were normal. His heartbeat was slightly elevated, at 110 beats per minute (bpm). (A typical resting heart rate for adults is 60 to 100 bpm.) The man explained that one day earlier, an eel had "entered through his r
Diagnostic dilemma: A man tried to self-treat his incontinence by gluing his urethra shut (opens the original)
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The symptoms: The man visited an outpatient clinic after a week of experiencing extreme discomfort during urination and pain above his pubic bone. His urine stream was weak, and he was unable to empty his bladder. What happened next: The patient told the doctors that about a month earlier, he had begun to develop incontinence. He self-treated for two weeks by inserting superglue into his urethra. At first, the superglue seemed to help. But after four days, he began to produce less and less urine
Diagnostic dilemma: Doctors performed surgery to remove a mass in a woman's gut — and a bug-like creature immediately jumped out (opens the original)
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The patient: An 82-year-old woman in Bologna, Italy The symptoms: The woman was admitted to the hospital with abdominal pain that had worsened over the previous four days. The symptom was accompanied by constipation and episodes of nausea and vomiting. What happened next: During a physical examination, doctors found that the patient's abdomen was distended and tender. Laboratory results from a blood test indicated that her white blood cell count was elevated, which is often a sign of an immune r
Diagnostic dilemma: 6-year-old develops life-threatening allergic reaction after blood transfusion (opens the original)
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The patient: A 6-year-old boy in the Netherlands The symptoms: The child was receiving a blood transfusion as a treatment for lymphoblastic leukemia, a type of blood cancer that originates in bone marrow, when he experienced a severe allergic reaction. His blood pressure dropped, and he developed a rash. Swelling appeared around his lips, tongue and eyelids, and he had difficulty breathing. This type of allergic response, known as anaphylaxis, can be life-threatening. What happened next: Doctors
Diagnostic dilemma: Junk-food diet caused a teen's permanent blindness (opens the original)
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The patient: A 14-year-old boy in the United Kingdom The symptoms: The teen was brought to his family's general practitioner because he felt unusually tired. His doctor asked about the boy's eating habits and described him as a "fussy eater" in notes from the appointment. The doctor also indicated that the teen had no symptoms other than tiredness, according to a report of the case. Tests revealed that the teen had mild anemia and low levels of vitamin B12, which comes from a person's diet becau
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