Episode
House: Birthmarks
Overview
While en route to his father's funeral, House must help the team with a differential diagnosis on a young Chinese girl who has collapsed under mysterious circumstances.
Details
- Series
- House
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 2008-10-14
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Birthmarks is Episode 4 in Season 5 of House. It aired on 2008-10-14. The runtime is 44 min.
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