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13. Skin Deep

House and his team work to treat a teenage supermodel for heroin addiction and, in the process, uncovers a startling secret about the girl.

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House treats a teenage supermodel ( Cameron Richardson ) who suddenly passes out during a fashion show. When her toxicology screen shows heroin, she is treated for addiction; unfortunately, her symptoms continue after she is weaned off the drugs. Meanwhile, House fights off increasingly bad leg pain which Cuddy and Wilson suppose to be brought on by Stacy’s absence. Final diagnosis: Pseudohermaphroditism (More specifically Complete androgen insensitivity syndrome ) and testicular cancer

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