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Medical Mysteries

MEDICAL MYSTERIES
Annoying bug turned out to be much more
When Shannon Aud, a freshman at Virginia Tech, came home for winter break last December, she was looking forward to a few weeks relaxing with her family, hanging out with her friends and skiing at a West Virginia resort. But on Christmas Eve, when she developed a bad sore throat, Aud figured she'...
 

ABOUT MEDICAL MYSTERIES

query The Washington Post's Sandra G. Boodman is looking for challenging medical cases--ones that have been resolved but in which the patient's symptoms were puzzling to doctors or suggested an immediate diagnosis that would have been wrong. Patients must have medical records documenting their care, and must be willing to share them with a reporter. Please include day and evening phone numbers and an e-mail address. E-mail medicalmysteries@washpost.com with your name and details. Please put "Medical Mystery" in the subject line.
Was it a sudden seafood allergy? No.: Research sheds light on dangerous reactions (Post, October 20, 2009)
 
Medical Mysteries: A Frightful Week for A Little Girl (Post, September 8, 2009)
 
Medical Mysteries: Why Did Eating Make Her Faint? (Post, August 4, 2009)
 
That Noise Wasn't Just Tinnitus: What It Turned Out to Be Might Have Killed Him (Post, July 7, 2009)
 
Medical Mysteries: Doctors 'Were Not Thinking Outside Their Box' (Post, June 9, 2009)
 
Medical Mysteries: Fitness Allows Veteran to Opt For Risky Care (Post, May 19, 2009)
 
Medical Mysteries: Time Was Running Out For 'Rag Doll' Baby (Post, April 21, 2009)
 
Medical Mysteries: 'Miracle' Endures After 9 Years (Post, March 31, 2009)
 
Medical Mysteries: Four Podiatrists, One Painful Little Toe (Post, March 3, 2009)
 
Medical Mysteries: A Headache That Didn't Go Away (Post, February 3, 2009)
 
Medical Mysteries: This Case Couldn't Wait Six Months (Post, December 16, 2008)
 
Saved by a Doctor Who Listened: Stress Was Not the Cause of Woman's Ills (Post, November 18, 2008)
 
Medical Mysteries: Pediatrician Looks Past The Blame (Post, October 21, 2008)
 
A Sore Throat That Turned Deadly Serious: Rare Infection Puzzled Staff at Small Hospital (Post, September 23, 2008)
 
Stress Wasn't The Problem: Accurate Diagnosis Came After Two Years (Post, August 19, 2008)
 
Medical Mysteries: As Plain as The Rash On His Feet (Post, July 29, 2008)
 
A Fever That Was Frightening: Toddler Fell Ill Every Three Weeks (Post, June 24, 2008)
 
Five Doctors, Stumped: Explanation for Woman's Fast-Growing Tremor Turns Out to Be Elementary (Post, May 6, 2008)
 
A Suspect Diagnosis: It Just Didn't Feel Like an Infection (Post, April 1, 2008)
 
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