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Proteus Syndrome
by Marty on 4/14/2013
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Proteus Syndrome is caused by a genetic mutation. There are only a few known cases in the world. The(...)
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Trichotillomania
by Anas on 11/28/2011
2 votes

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Dystonia
by Talented_Mr_HDM on 12/15/2010
11 votes
Most famous case seen here - as the girl who can only walk backwards and behave normally, without sp(...)
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Alien Hand Syndrome
by Fontex on 9/25/2010
13 votes

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Foreign Accent Syndrome
by Fontex on 9/25/2010
9 votes

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Morgellons/ delusional parasitosis
by daffodil on 8/20/2010
5 votes
Morgellons is a bizarre syndrome where people develop itchy ulcers on their skin from which tiny fib(...)
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Epidermolysis Bullosa
by Tiffany Wong on 8/18/2010
11 votes
Epidermolysis bullosa is rare genetic congenital skin condition that causes the skin to blister. The(...)
Porphyria
by Anonymous on 6/14/2010
4 votes
There are at least 9 types of porphyria, some of which cause blistering with sun exposure, but not a(...)
The tree man
by Saryu on 5/23/2010
20 votes
tree man found in Indonesia. It's on discovery channel.
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fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva
by Tenacious B on 5/13/2010
12 votes
A rare genetic disease in which bone forms in muscles, tendons, ligaments and other connective tissu(...)
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Cutaneous porphyria
by Cynthia on 5/5/2010
15 votes
(sorry i couldn't find a better pic) This is a disorder that causes blisters, swelling, lots of hair(...)
Uncombable Hair Syndrome
by Hodari on 5/4/2010
5 votes
Yes, there is such thing, and as for i dont know who that boy was, he seemingly had it. There is als(...)
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Real-Life Sleeping Beauty
by Siu Cu on 4/26/2010
5 votes
She is known to her family and friends as 'Sleeping Beauty' - but her life is no fairytale. Louis(...)
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harlequin ichthyosis
by Chad W. on 4/20/2010
5 votes
a skin disease, is the most severe form of congenital ichthyosis, characterized by a thickening of t(...)
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Dancing Plague
by Matt H. on 10/13/2009
6 votes
Numerous people took to dancing for days without rest, and over the period of about one month, most (...)
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Epidermodysplasia verruciformis
by Roxana Daniela on 8/23/2009
3 votes

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