Rare and Crazy Diseases

Harlequin ichthyosis
Type of Disease: Genetic skin disease
Crazy Because: Causes the skin of newborns to become hardened with diamond-shaped scales
Cure: None

Polyglandular Addison’s disease
Type of Disease: Hormonal disorder
Crazy Because: Can cause instantaneous death from sudden emotional distress
Cure: None, but manageable by medication


Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
Type of Disease: Nerve disorder
Crazy Because: Causes searing pain as if on fire
Cure: Complex; disease may spontaneously resolve, but treatment usually only lessens symptoms

Morgellons disease
Type of Disease: Skin disorder
Crazy Because: The disease remains disputed; is it real?
Cure: ?

Trimethylaminuria
Type of Disease: Metabolic Disorder
Crazy Because: Causes patients to smell like rotting fish
Cure: None; limited treatment options

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