Helped by TV Show 'House', Doctor Diagnoses Rare Condition
A German man with severe heart failure and a puzzling mix of symptoms including fever, blindness, deafness and enlarged lymph nodes that baffled doctors for months, finally was diagnosed when he was referred to a fan of the U.S. television medical show, 'House'. After five minutes, I knew what was wrong, said Dr. Juergen Schaefer, who had seen an episode of House in which the drama's symptoms matched up perfectly.
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