Medical Investigation

Season 1 Episode 10

Price of Pleasure

Air date: Nov 19, 2004

Medical Cases in This Episode

These are the patient stories worth unpacking. Open any case for the real-world medicine, what the episode shows, what it leaves out, and source-backed context.

2 cases identified

Case 1

Deadly Bacteria After Plastic Surgery

Deadly bacteria infect multiple patients connected to plastic surgery.

Episode shows
Deadly bacteria infect multiple patients connected to plastic surgery.
Clinical takeaway
Deadly Bacteria After Plastic Surgery is included because episode evidence supports a concrete clinical, diagnostic, toxicologic, infectious, or public-health scenario.
Accuracy 3.8/5deadly-bacteria-after-plastic-surgeryoutbreak-investigationpublic-health

Case 2

Multi-Patient Plastic Surgery Cluster

The affected patients include an adult-film ingenue, a housewife, and a bodybuilder.

Episode shows
The affected patients include an adult-film ingenue, a housewife, and a bodybuilder.
Clinical takeaway
Multi-Patient Plastic Surgery Cluster is included because episode evidence supports a concrete clinical, diagnostic, toxicologic, infectious, or public-health scenario.
Accuracy 3.6/5multi-patient-plastic-surgery-clusteroutbreak-investigationpublic-health

About the Episode

Scrutinizing plastic surgery in a puzzler about a deadly bacteria infecting an adult-film ingenue, an overweight housewife and a vain male bodybuilder.

Medical Relevance

A full clinical context review has not been generated for this episode yet.

The Medical Verdict

Final editorial assessment will be added after review.