Rare diseases
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) - a rare genetic condition that causes the growth of bone in muscles, tendons, and other connective tissues, leading to immobility and disability.
Progeria - a rare genetic disorder that causes accelerated aging in children. This condition is caused by a mutation in the LMNA gene and causes a range of symptoms, including growth failure, baldness, cardiovascular disease, and premature death.
Harlequin ichthyosis - a severe genetic disorder that causes thick, scaly skin that can crack and split, leaving the body vulnerable to infection. This condition is usually fatal within the first few days of life.
Stone Man Syndrome (Munchmeyer Disease) - a rare genetic disorder that causes connective tissue to transform into bone, leading to immobility and disability.
Alien hand syndrome - a rare neurological disorder in which a person's hand seems to take on a life of its own, moving independently of their will.
Water allergy - also known as aquagenic urticaria, this rare condition causes an itchy, painful rash to appear when the skin comes into contact with water.
Alice in Wonderland syndrome - a rare neurological disorder that distorts perception, causing objects to appear larger, smaller, closer, or farther away than they really are. People with this condition may also experience changes in body image and time perception.
Fatal familial insomnia - a rare genetic disorder that causes a person to gradually lose the ability to sleep, leading to severe neurological symptoms and death.
Cotard's syndrome - a rare psychiatric disorder in which a person believes they are dead, do not exist, or have lost their organs or bodily functions.
Kuru - a rare, degenerative, and fatal brain disorder that was once prevalent among the Fore people of Papua New Guinea. It is caused by eating the brain or nervous tissue of an infected individual.
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