Diagnostic dilemma — Unusual case reports from the medical literature

A man experiencing excessive thirst drank lots of milk, with dangerous consequences.

Most exposures to black widow spider venom are accidental, but in a rare medical case, the exposure was intentional.

A man was diagnosed with skeletal fluorosis, which likely emerged due to him inhaling substances that damaged his bones.

A 21-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital after she was bleeding from her face and palms, with no obvious cause.

A 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.

In an unusual case, a surgeon developed a cancerous lump on his hand that stemmed from an injury he sustained while performing surgery.

A patient went to the doctor for cataract surgery, but her physicians were surprised to find a huge, foreign mass under her eyelid.

A man in his 60s went to the emergency room after a fall and ended up being diagnosed with a rare disorder of the penis.

The patient was diagnosed with takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as "broken heart syndrome," which had an unusual cause.

A bacterial infection that rarely occurs in the United States hit a woman in Maryland after she cleaned her home aquarium.