Star Trek: TNG episode "Genesis" combines body horror ... The episode starts with Reginald Barclay in sickbay, trying to convince Dr. Beverly Crusher that he has one of several rare diseases.

Star Trek on screen wouldn’t give us a glimpse ... Starfleet officers are the bravest, the smartest, the most adaptable. A Reginald Barclay on the Enterprise is a 10 anywhere else.