As each year resides, there is a drastic improvements in medicine. Doctors publish exceptional reports of their patient’s case with conditions that are rare and interesting. These conditions are ambiguous and incredibly weird since no solutions exist to cure the ailment. You may end up speechless by scrutinizing our list of 10 strangest medical conditions.
Pupula Duplex
Pupula Duplex is an extremely rare condition which is manifested as an abnormality of the eye balls. People who suffer from this condition have two irises and two pupils in same eye. Basically it looks like they have two eyes in same eye ball. Since there is no conclusive medical history about this disease, there is no clue on how it affects the individual.
Tree Man Syndrome (Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis)
Tree Man Syndrome is a skin disorder associated with the high risk of carcinoma in the skin. Uncontrolled Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection results in excess growth of scaly maples on hands and feet. Although treatments are available for this disorder, there is no cure.
Walking Corpse Syndrome (Cotard Delusion)
Walking Corpse Syndrome is a very rare mental illness in which the affected person feels the delusion that he or she is dead. It is affected due to dysfunction in areas of brain, consequently which leads to emotional detachment. It removes the sense of physical identity that gives an illusion that their parts like brain and other functions are not present. Many of them have committed suicide due to starvation as their state of mind seems dead.
Progeria
Progeria is an unfortunate disease which is manifested as second year of life where the new born child resembles the characteristics of an elderly person. Characteristics may include increase in blood pressure, wrinkled skin, heart disease, stroke and many more. These scenarios may eventually kill them by the time they are teenagers.
Human Werewolf Syndrome (Hypertrichosis)
Human Werewolf Syndrome causes an abnormal hair growth all over the body. Faces in particular are covered with long hair hence the condition is given a nickname “Werewolf Syndrome”. It is causes due to several genetic mutations and side effects of anti-balding treatments.