Improbable research: chicken bone injury leaves a fowl smell

Four doctors in Wales rose to fame because of a man who pricked his finger and smelled putrid for five years.

The doctors were hit nose-on with one of the most baffling medical mysteries on record. It all started with a chicken. The case ended happily — yet mysteriously — half a decade later, the stink having vanished. The Lancet published an account of this called, accurately, A Man Who Pricked His Finger and Smelled Putrid for 5 Years.

The report, written by the relieved but puzzled physicians, ends with a plea: We ask assistance from colleagues who may have encountered a similar case or for suggestions to relieve this patient’s odour — via redwolf.newsvine.com