Kawasaki diseasemajor
Also known as: Kawasaki disease
Cerebral aneurysmAcute liver failureLymphadenopathyStevens-Johnson syndrome suspected but ruled out
Bob Harris presents with ventricular fibrillation, seizures, liver failure, swollen lymph nodes, severe rash, and compulsive confessions. The team works through multiple misdiagnoses including Lemierre's syndrome, lymphoma, alcoholic withdrawal, allergic reaction, and Stevens-Johnson syndrome before discovering an aneurysm and linking all symptoms to atypical adult Kawasaki disease triggered by carpet cleaning chemicals.
House — S08E05Patient: Bob Harris
Cerebral aneurysmsupporting
Also known as: Brain aneurysm
An aneurysm in the anterior communicating artery affects impulse control and compulsion centers, causing the patient to compulsively confess to real and imagined crimes. This is ultimately revealed to be a complication of his underlying Kawasaki disease.
House — S08E05Patient: Bob Harris