Can you diagnose these 7 mystery illnesses?

Naveed Saleh, MD, MS, for MDLinx | November 13, 2019

In the 1940s, Dr. Theodore Woodward, a medical researcher and educator at the University of Maryland, famously quipped, “When you hear hoofbeats, think of horses, not zebras.” The maxim is a clever reminder that clinicians should seek to investigate and diagnose obvious common causes of a medical illness before thinking of more unlikely options (ie, “chasing zebras”). In medicine, chasing zebras can oftentimes result in wasted time, resources, and costs. However, it’s important to keep in mind that, although rare, “zebras” do exist. And with due suspicion and evidence, it may be prudent to consider the possibility of a rare diagnosis, as illustrated by the following seven case studies with mystifying presentations.

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