Also known as: Bleeding ulcers in the lungs
Initial presenting symptom in Dibala that triggers the diagnostic process. The team considers multiple causes including poisoning, infection, and ultimately misdiagnoses the underlying cause.
Also known as: Heart attack
Dibala suffers a heart attack mid-episode, which becomes part of the multi-system presentation that complicates the diagnosis. Treated with streptokinase and heparin.
Also known as: Bloody eye
Caused by an enlarged lymph node blocking the retinal vein. This symptom leads the team to add lymphatic involvement to their differential, ultimately pointing toward lymphoma as a consideration.
Foreman's working diagnosis based on fever, nodules on fingers, and multi-system involvement. Dibala is treated with amphotericin B for this fungal infection, but the treatment is incorrect.
House's correct diagnosis based on tight skin and nodules. The anticentromere antibody test appears positive, leading to steroid treatment. However, Chase later reveals he faked the test results, and Dibala dies from pulmonary hemorrhage - the true diagnosis remains ambiguous as part of Chase's deliberate murder.
Also known as: Phantom limb syndrome
The neighbor experiences chronic phantom pain in his missing arm for 36 years following a land mine accident. House treats him successfully using mirror therapy, which eliminates the pain.