Pulmonary aneurysmsPulmonary hemorrhageThrombosis
An undercover cop presents with noise-induced vertigo, hypertension, fever, and eventually develops multiple pulmonary aneurysms. The team initially suspects environmental toxins, fungal infection, and various other causes before diagnosing this rare autoimmune condition that causes inflammation of blood vessels. The diagnosis comes too late as the disease is already advanced and untreatable.
House — S06E10Patient: Mickey
Mesenteric ischemiasupporting
Also known as: Dying bowel
Bowel infarctionRequired bowel resection
The patient develops a clot in his superior mesenteric artery causing gastrointestinal infarction. The team surgically removes a foot of bowel, which serves as a critical turning point indicating the severity of his vascular disease and his rapidly deteriorating condition.
House — S06E10Patient: Mickey