Gut Fermentation Syndrome
Gut fermentation syndrome, also known as auto-brewery syndrome or syndrome A and endogenous ethanol fermentation, is a rare disorder with few reported cases. Based on existing literature, it is more...
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EV: The Other HPV
It was once a pervasive theory that warts come from playing with toads and frogs, but it is now nothing more than an old wives’ tale. Today, for most people, it is an absurd concept. But it is derived...
View ArticleA Disease Scattered to the 4 Winds
In 2013, a mother arrived at a Texas clinic with her 4-year-old son in tow. Three weeks earlier, he had been diagnosed with ringworm and given an antifungal (griseofulvin), but he had recently stopped...
View ArticleChristmas Disease
Once known as the Royal Disease, hemophilia B is a rare bleeding disorder that stems from a defect in a specific clotting factor: factor IX. Factor IX, or F9, is a specialized protein needed in the...
View ArticleAlice in Wonderland Syndrome
Todd’s syndrome, more frequently referred to as Alice in Wonderland syndrome (AIWS), is a disorienting neurological condition that primarily targets children. AIWS affects human visual perception and...
View ArticleWerewolf Syndrome (Congenital Hypertrichosis Lanuginosa)
Congenital hypertrichosis lanuginosa (CHL) is an extremely rare skin disease that has fascinated the public since the Middle Ages. Often referred to as “werewolf syndrome,” the affliction causes...
View ArticleMad Cow Disease
The official name for mad cow disease is bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). BSE is a fatal disease that attacks the nervous system of cattle. Humans who eat contaminated beef can contract a human...
View ArticleAquagenic Urticaria – Allergy to Water
Can you imagine not being able to take a refreshing shower, bath, or a dip in a pool or the ocean on a hot summer day? A walk in the rain could be an extremely painful event. Aquagenic urticarial, or...
View ArticleBatten Disease
Batten disease—also known as Spielmeyer-Vogt-Sjögren-Batten disease—is a rare, fatal autosomal-recessive neurodegenerative disorder named for the British pediatrician who identified the condition in...
View ArticleStrange Food Allergy Appears Only After Girl Exercises
Humans can be allergic to almost everything. Allergies run the gamut from strawberries, to cats, to cockroaches, which may be the most disgusting of them all. When Spring comes around shooting pollen...
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