Sporotrichosismajor
Also known as: Rose thorn disease
Cranial nerve VIII lesion (vestibular dysfunction)Phrenic nerve lesionBone infectionCardiac involvementVentricular tachycardia
Environmental activist presents with loss of balance, pathological hiccups, broken femur, and cardiac arrhythmia. The diagnosis is eventually revealed to be sporotrichosis from a rose thorn, a fungal infection that spread to multiple body systems (cranial nerves, bones, heart) and was worsened by medical treatments (steroids and growth factors).
House — S05E21Patient: Doug Swenson
Pseudomonas folliculitissupporting
Also known as: Hot tub folliculitis
Minor subplot involving a woman who presents with headache, fever, fatigue, and breast tenderness. House diagnoses her with hot tub folliculitis from contaminated hot tubs, implying marital infidelity.