Rare Disorders

These conditions may be infrequent, but that doesn't make them any less scary or puzzling. Causes can range from genetic abnormalities to certain diseases and infections.

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This Model Lost Her Foot and Fingers to a Rare Condition, and It Taught Her to Love Her Body Even More

This Model Lost Her Foot and Fingers to a Rare Condition, and It Taught Her to Love Her Body Even More

Lyric Heard doesn't want to be treated differently from other models because of her disability.
Sister Wives Star Maddie Brown Brush’s Baby Daughter Undergoes Amputation Surgery

Sister Wives Star Maddie Brown Brush’s Baby Daughter Undergoes Amputation Surgery

The reality star previously revealed to PEOPLE that her daughter Evangalynn has a rare condition that causes limb malformation.
What Is Walking Corpse Disorder? Experts Explain This Rare Mental Illness

What Is Walking Corpse Disorder? Experts Explain This Rare Mental Illness

Medically known as Cotard delusion, this baffling mental disorder causes a person to believe they are dead.
My Constant Insomnia Turned Out to Be a Symptom of a Rare Disorder Called Hypophosphatasia

My Constant Insomnia Turned Out to Be a Symptom of a Rare Disorder Called Hypophosphatasia

After doctors couldn't figure out why she was suffering such terrible insomnia, Heather Barrow, 41, did her own research—and she learned she was born with a rare genetic disorder that also affected her mom and teenage daughter.
47-Year-Old Woman Needs a Feeding Tube After Getting Mercury Poisoning From Skin-Lightening Cream

Woman Gets Mercury Poisoning From Using Skin-Lightening Cream, According to CDC

She reportedly used the cream twice a day for seven years.
This Woman's Urine Turned Purple—and That's Actually More Common Than You'd Think

This Woman's Urine Turned Purple—and That's Actually More Common Than You'd Think

But it's just as alarming as it sounds.

More Rare Disorders

15-Year-Old Contracts Rare Disease After Getting a Toy Stuck Up Her Nose for Years

15-Year-Old Contracts Rare Disease After Getting a Toy Stuck Up Her Nose for Years

This might make you paranoid about Legos.
Rare Disorder Causes Severe Head Rushes

Rare Disorder Causes Severe Head Rushes

This Man’s Stuffy Nose Turned Out to Be a Tooth Growing In His Sinuses

This Man’s Stuffy Nose Turned Out to Be a Tooth Growing In His Sinuses

This Baby Born With His Brain Outside of His Skull Is the First to Survive the Rare Condition

Miracle Baby Born With Brain Outside of Skull Believed to Be First to Survive Rare Condition

This Woman Woke Up With a Rare Condition That Makes Her Unable to Hear Men’s Voices

This Woman Woke Up With a Rare Condition That Makes Her Unable to Hear Men’s Voices

This Woman Woke Up With a British Accent. Here's What to Know About Foreign Accent Syndrome

This Woman Woke Up With a British Accent. Here's What to Know About Foreign Accent Syndrome

What is Methemoglobinemia? What to Know About the Rare Disorder That Turned One Woman’s Blood Blue

It's a condition called methemoglobinemia, and it can be fatal.

All Rare Disorders

Viral Photo Shows Rare Disease That Made a Woman's Gums Look Exactly Like Strawberries

Viral Photo Shows Rare Disease That Made a Woman's Gums Look Exactly Like Strawberries

16-Month-Old Boy Needs Surgery for Rare Condition that Caused His Tongue to Double in Size

16-Month-Old Boy Needs Surgery for Rare Condition that Caused His Tongue to Double in Size

Did a British Teen Die After Eating Her Own Hair? Here's What to Know About a Rare Condition Called "Rapunzel Syndrome"

Did a British Teen Die After Eating Her Own Hair? Here's What to Know About a Rare Condition Called "Rapunzel Syndrome"

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