Strangest diseases

In the vast field of medicine, one of the oldest, most useful and important scientific branches in the history of science, discoveries and the development of new knowledge never ceases. However, there are certain instances in which doctors are simply overwhelmed by the uniqueness or rarity of certain cases.

There are many very, very strange diseases, syndromes that occur in averages of 1 in billions and all kinds of disorders, both physical and psychological, that seem to come from the most extravagant fiction.

The tree man

A rare disease, which transforms the extremities of human feet and hands into something very similar to branches and tree roots, took the life of a man in Indonesia and takes the operating room to another, in Bangladesh.
It is a verrucous epidermodysplasia, a non-contagious disease of which only a few cases are known worldwide. I had never seen anything like it, "explains Dr. Samanta Lal Sen, coordinator of the hospital's burns and plastic surgery unit.

The joint work of dermatologists, surgeons and other specialists, will try to elucidate if there is any surgical alternative that allows to extirpate the enormous warts.

Elephantiasis

It is a syndrome that produces the increase in enormous proportions, of some part of the body. So far there are 200 confirmed cases, approximately, and people who suffer from it show as affected area, lower extremities or genitals.
The cause of this syndrome is unknown. Experts still can not decipher exactly what causes this strange deformation. It can be caused by persistent inflammatory diseases or parasites from warm countries.

Progeria

It is a genetic problem that affects the child from the moment he is born. They are known as 80-year-old children or grandparents. It is similar to Benjamin Button, a film in which the character is played by Brad Pitt. The difference of the film with reality, is that these children do not become young and die at about 13 or 15 years.
It is not a common disease and does not attack a particular race or sex, however, 97% of those affected are white. The estimated proportion of those affected is one in every 7 million.