Merry Little Christmas
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| House episode | |
| "Merry Little Christmas" | |
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| Episode No | HOU-310 |
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| Airdate | December 12, 2006 |
| Writer(s) | Liz Friedman |
| Director(s) | Tony To |
| Guest star(s) | Meredith Eaton as Maddy Ralphman |
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Merry Little Christmas is the tenth episode of the third season of House, and the fifty-sixth episode overall.
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[edit] Plot Details
Dr. Wilson attempts to create a deal between Detective Tritter and Dr. House, but House stubbornly refuses, in large part because the deal involves House spending up to 2 months in rehabilitation, wherein he would be supplied with low-strength pain medication. Eventually, Dr. Cuddy sides with Wilson and refuses House any Vicodin, causing him to detox, and removed him from his team's case: a 15-year-old girl with (supposed) dwarfism, suffering from a collapsed lung and anemia.
[edit] Diagnosis
The patient, Abigail, is considered to be suffering from cartilage-hair hypoplasia, liver cancer and diabetic ketoacidosis, among other things. She is eventually found to have a granuloma pressing against her pituitary gland, evidently causing her apparent "dwarfism" when in reality she has growth horomone problems. These problems are addressed to be possibly fixed but Abigail refuses due to her mother's dwarfanism. House and the mother talk, with House asking "Being a freak makes you stronger, how strong do you want your daughter to have to be". The mother later convices the daughter to go through the full treatment. Abigail is suffering from an extremely rare disease known as Langerhan's Cell Histiocytosis.
[edit] Medical Terms
- Cartilage-hair hypoplasia
- Liver Cancer
- Diabetic ketoacidosis
- Lymphoma
- Lupus
- Cutting
- Still's disease
- Langerhans' cell histiocytosis
[edit] Notes
[edit] Quotes
Tritter: "Merry Christmas."
House: "And a happy go to hell."
Cameron: "What are you gonna do?"
House: "I thought I'd get your theories, mock them, then embrace my own. The usual."
House: "Can we forget my vices and get back to my virtues."
[edit] Music
Opening Scenes: "Zat You, Santa Claus?" by Louis Armstrong
Closing Scenes: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" by Unknown Female Singer
