For real?

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

What is medical condition that really exists but sounds too insane to be true?

Tell us about it.

 

[Jazzy]

Stone Man’s Disease:

Stone Man’s Disease is one of the rarest, most incapacitating genetic conditions. True to its common name, bone tissue begins to grow where muscles, tendons, and other connective tissues should be, effectively restricting movement. Individuals with FOP may even grow a second skeleton that will eventually turn them into living statues. Because the heart and other organs are made up of a different kind of muscle, they do not grow bone tissue. Around the world, there have only been 800 confirmed cases, and there is no known cure or treatment other than painkillers. Those with FOP experience flare-ups randomly or following physical trauma—even something as small as an injection can cause bone to begin growing.

 

[alakazam]

Stone Man’s Disease:

Stone Man’s Disease is one of the rarest, most incapacitating genetic conditions. True to its common name, bone tissue begins to grow where muscles, tendons, and other connective tissues should be, effectively restricting movement. Individuals with FOP may even grow a second skeleton that will eventually turn them into living statues. Because the heart and other organs are made up of a different kind of muscle, they do not grow bone tissue. Around the world, there have only been 800 confirmed cases, and there is no known cure or treatment other than painkillers. Those with FOP experience flare-ups randomly or following physical trauma—even something as small as an injection can cause bone to begin growing.

That is insane! OMG! Those poor people! What is the cause of that disease?

 

[Evil Eye]

Aquagenic pruritus
Or Water "Allergy". Makes your skin itch on contact with water.

Rather unpleasant in places with high humidity or rainfall... and the shower.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Aquagenic pruritus
Or Water "Allergy". Makes your skin itch on contact with water.

Rather unpleasant in places with high humidity or rainfall... and the shower.

I have heard of that one. Sounds like life would be unbearable living with that particular disease.

 

[DrLeftover]

Microcephaly

M

icrocephaly is a condition in which a person's head size is much smaller than that of others of the same age and sex. Head size is measured as the distance around the top of the head. A smaller than normal size is determined using standardized charts.

Causes:
Microcephaly most often occurs because the brain does not grow at a normal rate. The growth of the skull is determined by brain growth. Brain growth takes place while a baby is in the womb and during infancy.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0003756/

Several of the cast members of the horror movie Freaks had the condition:

Pip and Zip (Elvira and Jenny Lee Snow) Sisters from Georgia, they suffered from microcephaly, a disorder that causes the circumference of the head to be abnormally small. In the language of the side show, they were “pinheads.” Jenny Lee was 12 years younger, but had the intelligence of a 18 month old child. Elvira was about a five year old equivalent.

http://paranormalgeeksradio.blogspot.com/2013/05/pip-and-zip.html