EPISODE

7. Ugly

A documentary film crew chronicles a teenager with a major facial deformity who opts to undergo a dramatic reconstructive procedure. When the patient suffers a heart attack just before the surgery, House and the fellowship candidates must determine the cause since the surgery cannot proceed until the patient's cardiac condition is diagnosed. The film crew and the candidates, following around House, distract him.

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House and his team are followed by a documentary film crew as they treat a teenager ( Khleo Thomas ) with a major facial deformity, who suffers a heart attack prior to a reconstructive procedure. As they work to diagnose the teen, House finds himself distracted by several of the candidates vying for a spot on his team, causing him to question his own motives for having chosen them. Final diagnosis: Lyme disease

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