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The article was provocative, if light on the clinical details, but that's OK, not a medical journal after all. It does convincingly portray that having a rare condition, and lightning survivors are rare, is a special curse.

Good doctors take an interest in unusual cases--it's an opportunity to learn. FWIW I've not encountered anyone with a lightning-caused condition, but the article arouses my curiosity, I am kind of a geek about the questions brought out by such phenomena.

BTW for anyone interested in lightning rather than physiological effects of it, this site may be worthwhile: http://www.blitzortung.org/Webpages/index.php?lang=en

As I read the brief descriptions of people had been sruck by lightning, I surmised some suffered PTSD-like symptoms, as was mentioned near the end of the article. Among the many patients I've seen diagnosed with autoimmune disorders, similar hard-to-characterize symptoms are often present. Perhaps lightning-induced damage to tissues sets off a cascade of immune system responses leading to symptoms, but I really have no idea what connections exist among these phenomena.

Just a few of the things I look forward to learning about.

Relevant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIuMICiFqmE#t=6420

Eric Dollard discussing lightning, he also goes into the skin effect afterwards, which is also relevant to this article. Interesting stuff... this guy.

Its nature; we can research about this one to make this one comprehensive.