10 weirdest medical conditions

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10 Weirdest Medical Conditions

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Every so often, doctors encounter a patient with a problem so unusual they decide to publish a case report. Case reports are meant to add to scientific research, or help other doctors who might encounter the same strange symptoms in the future.

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Page 1: 10 Weirdest Medical Conditions

10 Weirdest Medical Conditions

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Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis

• Extremely rare autosomalrecessive genetic hereditary skin disorder and also called Lewandowsky-Lutz dysplasia.

• And it associated with a high risk of carcinoma of the skin.

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Progeria

• Extremely rare, severe, genetic condition wherein symptoms resembling aspects of aging are manifested at an early age.

• And also known as Hutchinson–Gilford progeriasyndrome.

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Aquagenic Urticaria

• Rarely diagnosed form of physical urticaria and It is also described as an allergy.

• This defining symptom is a painful skin reaction resulting from contact with water.

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Todd’s Syndrome

• This syndrome is a disorienting neurological condition that affects human perception.

• Sufferers may experience macropsia, micropsia, or size distortion of other sensory modalities

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Arnold Chiari Malformation

• It is a malformation of the brain and also known as Chiarimalformation.

• It can cause headaches, vomiting, muscle weakness in the head and face, more.

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Hypertrichosis(Werewolf Syndrome)

• Hair growth on the body in an amount which is considered abnormal.

• This is a very rare condition and described as human werewolves.

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Dissociative Identity Disorder

• Psychiatric diagnosis that describes a condition in which a person displays multiple distinct identities or personalities

• The name for this diagnosis is multiple personality disorder.

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Parasitic Twin (Fetus in Fetus)

• It is a exaggerated case of siamese twins.

• Two twins don´t get to separate completely when they are zygotes and they are united by some zone.

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Persistent Sexual Arousal Disorder

• This disorder is also known as Restless Genital Syndrome (ReGS or RGS).

• Some physicians use the term Persistent Sexual Arousal Syndrome to refer to the condition in women.

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Polymelia

• Birth defect involving limbs, in which the affected individual has more than the usual number of limbs.

• Sometimes small extra legs between the normal legs are caused by the body axis forking.