Diphtheriamajor
Pseudomembrane formationTracheal obstructionRespiratory distressHallucinations
The prosecutor patient presents with chest pain, fever, skin ulcers, hallucinations, and progressive tracheal obstruction from pseudomembrane growth. The team initially explores multiple diagnoses including anxiety, poisoning, and autoimmune disease before House diagnoses diphtheria, a rare bacterial infection caused by lack of routine vaccination.
House — S08E08Patient: Tommy