14 DAY TRIAL // A report published in the New England Journal of Medicine this July 4 details the case of a woman in Germany who seemingly suffered frostbites despite not being exposed to temperatures lower than 10 degrees Celsius (50 degrees Fahrenheit).
When she arrived at the hospital, the woman had black regions on her nose, her ears and her legs.
These black regions looked strikingly similar to the ones people get when suffering frostbite, which was why doctors were a tad taken aback by the woman's symptoms.
Investigations revealed that an autoimmune disease had caused the woman's body to develop patches of damaged tissue, Live Science explains.
Because of the autoimmune disease, the woman's red blood cells clumped together and cut off circulation to her extremities.
Doctors removed the damaged skin tissue. To prevent the formation of other “frostbites,” the woman was given anti-blood clots drugs.