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Here are the medical diagnoses of note from season 5 of House:

“Dying Changes Everything”
Diffuse lepromatous leprosy – Also known as “pretty” leprosy, makes the skin look younger, smoother.
“Not Cancer”
Cancer stem cells – Resembled local cells.
“Adverse Events”
Interaction of multiple experimental drugs taken in pill form, which were intermittently absorbed and released by a bezoar, a mass of undigested food in the stomach.
“Birthmarks”
Pins in the brain left from an attempted infanticide.
“Lucky Thirteen”
Sjogren’s syndrome – An autoimmune disorder that attacks …read more

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Season 4 brought us the survival of the fittest docs trying to make it onto House’s new team. But it also gave us a bunch of new and amazing diagnoses. These are the diaganoses from season 4 of House:

“Alone”
Allergic reaction to cephalosporins, a class of antibiotics, in misidentified patient.
“The Right Stuff”
Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome – An inherited genetic condition that causes small tumors.
“97 Seconds”
Strongyloides – A human parasitic roundworm, complicated by Spinal Muscular Atrophy.
“Guardian Angels”
Ergot poisoning – A type of fungus found …read more

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Here’s the continuation of the medical diaganoses that have been tackled by House and his team. These are from season 3:

“Meaning”
Addison’s disease (Richard) – Causes adrenals to shut down. Scurvy (Caren) – A disease resulting from a deficiency of vitamin C, which is required for the synthesis of collagen in humans. The chemical name for vitamin C, ascorbic acid, is derived from the Latin name of scurvy, scorbutus.
“Cane and Able”
Chimerism – Absorption of twin in the womb, causes left-over clumps of cells with foreign DNA. Treatment …read more

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Since House has been named the world’s most popular TV series, there is obviously a very good reason for it. It has a lot to do with the amazing writing, the well-developed characters that fascinate us and the medical mysteries that House and the team solve each week. Here are the diseases that the show covered in season 2:

“Acceptance”
Methanol poisoning – Methanol (also known as methyl alcohol, carbinol, wood alcohol, wood naphtha or wood spirits), is a chemical compound. It is the simplest alcohol, and is a light, volatile, colorless, flammable, …read more

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One of the more fascinating things about the House series is the amount of medical research that must go into the creation of each episode. The docs on House track down the most rare and difficult illnesses anywhere each week. We love the characters, but the medical “zebra diseases” are engrossing too. Here are the medical diagnoses that House and the team made during season one:

“Everybody Lies” (pilot)
Neurocysticercosis – A parasite infestation of the nervous system.
“Paternity”
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis – A progressive encephalitis that affects primarily children and young
…read more