Brandi Glanville news
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The gist
Brandi Glanville, 53, revealed diagnoses including Valley Fever and a facial 'fungal ball'.
She faces an 18-hour IV regimen and says she 'feels like death' amid ongoing.
Background
Brandi Glanville, former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, has been publicly documenting a mysterious illness since 2023 that caused facial disfigurement. She previously attributed issues to ruptured breast implants and a facial parasite. Recently, she was hospitalized and shared an ultrasound showing 'something alive' moving in her face, leading to a series of diagnoses.
How it unfolded
- 2023Glanville began developing a mysterious illness resulting in facial disfigurement.
- 2024She revealed she had spent over $113,000 on treatments for the facial parasite.
- Jun 2026A benign tumor in a facial lymph node complicated the return of her facial parasite.
- Apr 22, 2026Glanville called 911 and was hospitalized after her head and neck would not move for four hours.
- Sep 7, 2026She shared that her 18-hour IV regimen made her 'so skinny' and she 'feels like death.'
- Sep 8, 2026She revealed diagnoses including ESBL Klebsiella, Enterobacter, Valley Fever, Demodex dermatitis, and Mononucleosis, and plans to have a 'fungal ball' removed from her face.
Who’s saying what
- Glanville
- She says she wants the infection out of her body and to feel like herself again.
- Doctors
- Ultrasound technician told her there was 'something alive' and 'moving' in her face, which the radiologist had never seen before.
Still unverified
The claim that ruptured breast implants caused silicone to spread to lymph nodes is based on Glanville's own statement to TMZ and not independently confirmed.