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The Best Episodes of Mystery Diagnosis

Every episode of Mystery Diagnosis ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Mystery Diagnosis!

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Mystery Diagnosis is a television program that airs on the OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. Each episode focuses on two or more individuals and their struggles to find out what ailments they suffer from. As the

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Mystery Diagnosis Season 5 Episode 3 - The Woman Who Kept Falling Down
    9.3/10(7 votes)

    #1 - The Woman Who Kept Falling Down

    S5:E3

    A baby boy has bouts of vomiting and diarrhea from the day of his birth; a young woman experiences blackouts after she hits puberty.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Mystery Diagnosis Season 5 Episode 9 - The Woman Who Couldn't Cry
    9.3/10(7 votes)

    #2 - The Woman Who Couldn't Cry

    S5:E9

    Doctors can't pinpoint the cause of the array of debilitating ailments a woman has been suffering from for more than 50 years.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Mystery Diagnosis Season 3 Episode 4 - The 13 Year Stomach Ache
    9.2/10(7 votes)

    #3 - The 13 Year Stomach Ache

    S3:E4

    A teenager is rushed to the hospital after taking aspirin to help alleviate altitude sickness; a woman has pain in her arm that mysteriously spreads.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Mystery Diagnosis Season 5 Episode 1 - The Girl Who Couldn't Be Touched
    9.2/10(6 votes)

    #4 - The Girl Who Couldn't Be Touched

    S5:E1

    Trisha and David Kielb's baby is born, but soon afterwards the heart stops, turning their joy into fear; a woman experiences excruciating headaches.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Mystery Diagnosis Season 5 Episode 2 - The Girl Who Gagged
    9.2/10(6 votes)

    #5 - The Girl Who Gagged

    S5:E2

    A woman has shortness of breath, chest and joint pain, extreme fatigue, and a cough; strange symptoms appear in an energetic kindergartener.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Mystery Diagnosis Season 5 Episode 10 - The Woman With a Knife in Her Head
    9.2/10(7 votes)

    #6 - The Woman With a Knife in Her Head

    S5:E10

    Amanda Coveler, a woman who successfully gives birth to a second daughter after two miscarriages, faces challenges after giving birth.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Mystery Diagnosis Season 6 Episode 10 - The Black and Blue Baby
    9.2/10(5 votes)

    #7 - The Black and Blue Baby

    S6:E10

    Holly is overjoyed at the birth of her second baby, Hannah Hannum, but soon realizes that she has Down syndrome; Carly and Nathan have just gotten married, when Carly falls extremely ill with strong nausea.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Mystery Diagnosis Season 3 Episode 3 - Deadly Sore Throat
    9.0/10(6 votes)

    #8 - Deadly Sore Throat

    S3:E3

    A man suffers from a series of debilitating symptoms; doctors cannot diagnose his illness, but thanks to a chance meeting this mystery will be solved; a woman undergoes a risky left temporal craniotomy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Mystery Diagnosis Season 3 Episode 6 - The Boy Who Couldn't Breathe
    9.0/10(6 votes)

    #9 - The Boy Who Couldn't Breathe

    S3:E6

    A 3-month-old boy has breathing difficulties; a woman has stomach problems; stepping on a crochet hook causes strange problems for a patient.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Mystery Diagnosis Season 3 Episode 8 - The Baby Who Changed Colors
    9.0/10(6 votes)

    #10 - The Baby Who Changed Colors

    S3:E8

    Brenda and Jake are delighted when their daughter Isabel is born, but their euphoria quickly turns to panic when Isabel stops eating and her skin turns grey. Noah and Alexis were healthy twins until they suddenly lost all their milestones. Charlie, an active pastor, has difficulty reading; doctors must act quickly to save his eyesight.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Mystery Diagnosis Season 2 Episode 6 - The Man Who Never Sweats
    8.8/10(5 votes)

    #11 - The Man Who Never Sweats

    S2:E6

    A baby shows signs of a genetic disorder. A college graduate developed bloating, decreased sex drive, and yellowing of the eyes. Since childhood, Scott has battled an array of symptoms—severe joint pain, strange rashes, and an inability to sweat. Could his symptoms be related to his kidneys?

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Mystery Diagnosis Season 3 Episode 5 - The Bearded Lady
    8.8/10(6 votes)

    #12 - The Bearded Lady

    S3:E5

    A woman and her husband decide to start a family after numerous negative pregnancy tests; a man appears to suffer an embolism

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Mystery Diagnosis Season 5 Episode 5 - The Girl Nobody Believed
    8.8/10(6 votes)

    #13 - The Girl Nobody Believed

    S5:E5

    A husband is rendered helpless by back pain. An overweight girl experiences dizziness and shortness of breath with any physical exertion.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Mystery Diagnosis Season 5 Episode 6 - The Headache That Wouldn't Go Away
    8.8/10(6 votes)

    #14 - The Headache That Wouldn't Go Away

    S5:E6

    Lavelle Fernandez and Roddy Palma's baby girl inexplicably turns blue 30 minutes after her birth; Laurie Scott suffers from excruciating headaches that won't go away.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Mystery Diagnosis Season 9 Episode 7 - The Toddler That Went Through Puberty
    8.8/10(8 votes)

    #15 - The Toddler That Went Through Puberty

    S9:E7

    A three-year-old's unexplained vaginal bleeding sends her parents searching for answers to help their baby girl. Also, a student plagued by cramps is unable to hold her food down.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Mystery Diagnosis Season 9 Episode 8 - The Toddler That Stopped Walking
    8.8/10(9 votes)

    #16 - The Toddler That Stopped Walking

    S9:E8

    A mother rushes her toddler to hospital when she loses the ability to walk or stand. Plus, a runner tries to sleep off a numbness in his foot, but finds the sensation spreading.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Mystery Diagnosis Season 10 Episode 5 - A Family's Desperate Search
    8.7/10(6 votes)

    #17 - A Family's Desperate Search

    S10:E5

    Since birth, Ricky is plagued by respiratory infections and a bizarre inability to grow. Noel is a healthy, active man until mysterious spasms start taking over his life.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Mystery Diagnosis Season 10 Episode 9 - Stolen Senses
    8.7/10(6 votes)

    #18 - Stolen Senses

    S10:E9

    A viral infection paralyzes Tammy from the chest down. Nadine's world is disappearing before her eyes as an unknown condition slowly steals her eyesight.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Mystery Diagnosis Season 10 Episode 2 - Trapped Inside Their Bodies
    8.6/10(5 votes)

    #19 - Trapped Inside Their Bodies

    S10:E2

    A young man has strange growths; toddler rapidly gains weight.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Mystery Diagnosis Season 10 Episode 3 - Dangerous Growths
    8.6/10(5 votes)

    #20 - Dangerous Growths

    S10:E3

    A woman starts growing uncontrollably. A boy coughs up raspberry-like growths.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Mystery Diagnosis Season 10 Episode 7 - Too Young To Be Sick
    8.6/10(7 votes)

    #21 - Too Young To Be Sick

    S10:E7

    Harry's body starts to undergo a mysterious transformation. Sadie finds herself on the brink of starvation after her doctor dismisses her complaints.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Mystery Diagnosis Season 10 Episode 4 - When the Body Shuts Down
    8.5/10(6 votes)

    #22 - When the Body Shuts Down

    S10:E4

    When Kylie is born struggling to breathe, doctors aren't sure whether they will find a cure. Also, athlete Michael is left fighting for his life when a sore throat turns deadly.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Mystery Diagnosis Season 6 Episode 6 - The Boy Who Kept Swelling
    8.4/10(8 votes)

    #23 - The Boy Who Kept Swelling

    S6:E6

    An 18-month-old baby suddenly starts screaming one afternoon in the pool, and begins exhibiting extremely painful symptoms when exposed to sunlight, with porphyria later found to be the culprit. A mother of two children begins to suffer a series of very debilitating headaches.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Mystery Diagnosis Season 8 Episode 3 - The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Eating
    8.4/10(8 votes)

    #24 - The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Eating

    S8:E3

    After blisters appear all over the body of young Julie McCawley, she appears to have Stevens-Johnson syndrome; Conor Heybach's weight gain and uncontrollable appetite is a mystery until a doctor discovers he has Prader-Willi syndrome.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Mystery Diagnosis Season 9 Episode 2 - The Boy Who Only Hopped
    8.4/10(7 votes)

    #25 - The Boy Who Only Hopped

    S9:E2

    After moving houses, and months of strange behavior, 12-year-old Sammy stops walking and only hops; the doctors are the only hope to discover the cause of his bizarre symptoms. He is eventually diagnosed with PANDAS, a condition in which antibodies mistake his brain for Streptococcus bacteria.

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Woman Who Kept Falling Down" is the best rated episode of "Mystery Diagnosis". It scored 9.3/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/28/2008. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Woman Who Couldn't Cry".