24 of the Strangest Diseases You’ve Ever Seen


	24 of the Strangest Diseases You’ve Ever Seen
CrazyRedHead
5-20-2009 9:59 AM
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5-20-2009 11:56 AM
googleit
very interesting and strange! but not as strange as Tammy's face.
5-22-2009 4:40 AM
chestnut501
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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/4fcd84fa-d77f-40fc-b8f9-acc8423bfe97/AAC04BAA-8ED4-4A26-864D-79A1953C39C4/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://amog.com/health/24-strangest-diseases-youve/" href="http://amog.com/health/24-strangest-diseases-youve/" style="font-size: 11px;">amog.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://amog.com/health/24-strangest-diseases-youve/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/amog.com/img/CB81ECEB-1647-4FAC-91B2-0E77CB17A060" alt="fibrodysplasia Time to Call the Doctor: 24 of the Strangest Diseases Youve Ever Seen" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://amog.com/health/24-strangest-diseases-youve/"><P><STRONG>23. Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva</STRONG></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://amog.com/health/24-strangest-diseases-youve/">is a genetic disorder in which muscle tissue, ligaments, and tendons are gradually replaced with bone. </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://amog.com/health/24-strangest-diseases-youve/"><P><STRONG>22. True Hermaphroditism</STRONG></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://amog.com/health/24-strangest-diseases-youve/"><STRONG>21. Jumping Frenchman of Maine Disorder</STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://amog.com/health/24-strangest-diseases-youve/"><STRONG>20. Cutaneous Porphyria (Vampire Disease)</STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://amog.com/health/24-strangest-diseases-youve/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/amog.com/img/B4EF9D4E-4C01-44A9-A630-7F552CED48A0" alt="poteus Time to Call the Doctor: 24 of the Strangest Diseases Youve Ever Seen" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://amog.com/health/24-strangest-diseases-youve/"><P><STRONG>19. Proteus Syndrome</STRONG></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://amog.com/health/24-strangest-diseases-youve/">An example of this disease was depicted in the movie “Mask” </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://amog.com/health/24-strangest-diseases-youve/"><STRONG>18. Congenital Insensitivity to Pain</STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://amog.com/health/24-strangest-diseases-youve/"><STRONG>17. Cotard’s Syndrome (Often called Walking Corpse Syndrome)</STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://amog.com/health/24-strangest-diseases-youve/"><P><STRONG>16. Capgras Syndrome</STRONG></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://amog.com/health/24-strangest-diseases-youve/"><STRONG>15. Blaschko’s Lines</STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://amog.com/health/24-strangest-diseases-youve/"><A target="_blank" href="http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/2836.html" linkindex="23">Blaschko’s lines</A> is a very rare condition in which an individual develops marks on their skin resembling stripes. Generally, the person will exhibit “V” shapes on his or her back and spine area and “S” shaped swirls on his or her stomach or back.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://amog.com/health/24-strangest-diseases-youve/"><STRONG>14. Trichotillomania</STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://amog.com/health/24-strangest-diseases-youve/"><P><STRONG>13. Jerusalem Syndrome</STRONG></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://amog.com/health/24-strangest-diseases-youve/">there have been quite a few cases where people have visited the Jerusalem and lost their minds! <A target="_blank" href="http://savvytraveler.publicradio.org/show/features/2000/20000603/jerusalem.shtml" linkindex="25"></A></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://amog.com/health/24-strangest-diseases-youve/"><STRONG>12. Genital Retraction Syndrome</STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://amog.com/health/24-strangest-diseases-youve/"><STRONG>10. Alien Hand Syndrome (AHS)</STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://amog.com/health/24-strangest-diseases-youve/"><P><STRONG>8. Aquagenic Urticaria</STRONG></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://amog.com/health/24-strangest-diseases-youve/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/amog.com/img/2924D2C4-C6E7-4483-939C-3B4BD334A262" alt="progeria Time to Call the Doctor: 24 of the Strangest Diseases Youve Ever Seen" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://amog.com/health/24-strangest-diseases-youve/"><P><STRONG>5. Progeria</STRONG></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://amog.com/health/24-strangest-diseases-youve/"><P><STRONG>3. Parasitic Twin</STRONG></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://amog.com/health/24-strangest-diseases-youve/"><P><STRONG>2. Hypertrichosis</STRONG></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://amog.com/health/24-strangest-diseases-youve/"><P><STRONG>1. Necrotizing Fasciitis</STRONG></P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/AAC04BAA-8ED4-4A26-864D-79A1953C39C4/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>
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