Saturday 2 August 2014

Serious Medical Conditions on Earth

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Cutaneous horns – precancerous skin growth.
Hypertrichosis aka “Werewolf Syndrome” – a blanket medical term that refers to excessive body hair.
Noma – a severe disfiguring gangrene of the mouth and face that starts as a gingival ulcer and spreads rapidly through the tissues.
Macrodactyly – defined as abnormally large fingers or toes from birth due to overgrowth of underlyingbone and soft tissue.
Polyostotic Fibrous Dysplasia – A disorder that features the replacement of multiple areas of bone by fibrous tissue, which may cause fractures and deformity of the legs, arms, and skull.
Progeria – a rare genetic condition that produces rapid aging in children.
Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis – an extremely rare autosomal recessive genetic hereditary skin disorder associated with a high risk of carcinoma of the skin. The people resemble bark of trees .
Maggot Infestation – the image above is the mouth of a man who suffers from a Sarcophagid fly larvae infestation.
Polymelia – the presence of accessory limbs attached to various body regions.
Diprosopus – a congenital defect also known as craniofacial duplication. In the most extreme instances, the entire face is duplicated, hence the name diprosopus, which is Greek for two-faced.
Haemangioma – a condition that causes abnormalities in the capillaries and veins in his face.
Hidrocefalia – a buildup of fluid inside the skull that leads to brain swelling. Hydrocephalus means “water on the brain.”
Neurofibromatosis – a genetic condition which causes uncontrollable growths along the nerves.

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