EPISODE

7. Dead & Buried

The team learns that their 14-year-old patient is suffering from more than teen angst when her physical symptoms worsen. Despite Foreman's firm opposition, House becomes obsessed with solving a peculiar case of a deceased four-year-old patient, which gets him into serious trouble. Meanwhile, Park tries to get Chase to admit the reason behind his recent obsession with grooming.

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The team takes the case of a teenage girl ( Madison Davenport ) presenting with anaphylaxis but soon realize that her condition is far more serious when it is discovered that she is pregnant but claiming to be a virgin. House goes to an AA meeting to meet a man whose 4-year-old son has died and his wife divorced him. Determined to find out what happened to the boy, House bribes the cemetery owner to examine the remains of the boy, even as Foreman instructs him to focus on the girl's case. Final diagnosis: Iris: Choriocarcinoma and dissociative identity disorder; boy: Alport syndrome

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