What are the five weird, rare, and fascinating medical conditions?





Almost everyone has heard of certain medical disorders, such as diabetes, hypertension, or asthma. But what about those that are so uncommon that not many of us will be aware of them? In this Spotlight, we examine five of the most unusual and uncommon medical illnesses ever.

Five more fascinating conditions have been added to our list, ranging from a syndrome that causes someone to spontaneously produce pure alcohol in their gut to another in which different body tissues grow out of proportion, drastically altering a person's appearance and possibly resulting in a host of other health issues.

Auto-brewery syndrome

The majority of us only become inebriated and feel the accompanying "hard morning" after a few heavy drinks. The hangover serves as a stark reminder that, despite the first pleasurable "high" that alcohol may offer us, our bodies do not particularly enjoy heavy partying.

The main cause of the fermentation that results in ethanol production is a type of yeast in the stomach.

Since the liver is normally responsible for processing ethanol, individuals with liver disorders may suffer a type of auto-brewery syndrome in which alcohol builds up and stays in the system for a prolonged period of time.

Belching, irritable bowel syndrome, hangovers, chronic fatigue syndrome, dizziness, and disorientation are a few symptoms that go along with this illness (IBS).

Foreign accent syndrome:

A uncommon motor speech condition called Foreign Accent Syndrome (FAS) leads individuals to speak their native language with an accent that other members of the same speech community mistake for being foreign.

The most part of the brain involved left frontal brain lesions, but it is known that various other lesions can also cause FAS

Fish odor syndrome:

Trimethylaminuria, also referred to as fish odour syndrome, is a condition in which a person's perspiration, exhaled breath, and urine give off an offensive body odour that is similar to the stench of rotting fish. This happens when the chemical molecule trimethylamine, which gives off this overpowering "fishy" odour, cannot be broken down by the body. It appears that specific FMO3 gene mutations appear to cause fish odour syndrome in affected individuals. This gene gives the body instructions to create the enzymes needed to break down organic substances like trimethylamine.

Fatal familial insomnia

We are all aware of the detrimental effects that inadequate or poor quality sleep can have on a person's life and overall wellbeing, including both their physical and mental health. While the majority of us can alter our lifestyles to better our sleep hygiene and prevent the effects of sleep deprivation, a small number of people, however, struggle with an uncommon disorder known as deadly familial insomnia. A person with this condition will develop increasingly severe kinds of sleeplessness, which will eventually cause "serious physical and mental impairment." It is a genetic degenerative brain disorder.

Proteus syndrome

The Proteus syndrome, a condition in which various types of tissue bones, skin, but also the tissue of organs or arteries grow disproportionately, is one of the oddest unusual diseases known to date.

Although it is not inherited genetically, this disorder has genetic causes. Instead, it develops as a result of a chance mutation in the AKT1 gene that takes place in the womb.

Given that tissue overgrowth often manifests between the ages of 6 and 18 months, there may be no outward indications of Proteus syndrome at birth. With time, the problem steadily gets worse.

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