The 101 Most Unusual Diseases and Disorders

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: Unusual Genetic Disorders
What You Should Know about Genetic Disorders
Achondroplasia
ACHOO Syndrome
Alkaptonuria
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Angelman Syndrome
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
Cri-du-Chat
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Ellis-van Creveld Syndrome (EVC)
Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB)
Fatal Familial Insomnia
Hemochromatosis
Hypertrichosis
Ichthyosis
Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome
Porphyria
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Progeria
Prognathism
Uncombable Hair Syndrome
Part II: Unusual Mental Health Disorders
What You Should Know about Mental Health Disorders
Alien Hand Syndrome
Androphobia
Bigorexia
Capgras Delusion
Cotard Syndrome
Diogenes Syndrome
Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)
Erotomania
Folie à Deux
Hybristophilia
Hypomania
Jerusalem Syndrome
Kleptomania
Micropsia and Macropsia
Munchausen Syndrome
Orthorexia
Pica
Renfield Syndrome
Stockholm Syndrome
Trichotillomania
Part III: Unusual Environmental Diseases and Disorders
What You Should Know about Environmental Diseases and Disorders
Altitude Sickness
Argyria
Brown Recluse Bite
Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS)
DES Sons and Daughters
Frostbite
Histoplasmosis
Jellyfish Sting
Pellagra
Pneumoconiosis
Poison Ivy
Prune Belly Syndrome
Solenopsis invicta
Stachybotrys chartarum
Tech Neck Syndrome
Thalidomide Embryopathy
Trench Foot
Vibrio
Part IV: Unusual Infectious Diseases
What You Should Know about Infectious Diseases
Cat Scratch Disease
Chikungunya
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Variant
Cryptosporidiosis
Cutaneous Larva Migrans (CLM)
Dengue Fever
Ebola
Elephantiasis
Enterovirus-D68
Hantavirus
Herpes Zoster
Human Bites
Human Botfly
Leprosy
Naegleria fowleri
Necrotizing Fasciitis
Norovirus
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Valley Fever
West Nile Virus
Part V: Unusual Diseases and Disorders with Other or Unexplained Origins
What You Should Know about Diseases and Disorders with Other or Unexplained Origins
Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
Aquagenic Urticaria
Bell's Palsy
Bromhidrosis
Burning Mouth Syndrome
Charles Bonnet Syndrome
Foreign Accent Syndrome
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Laryngopharyngeal Reflux (LRP)
Moebius Syndrome
Morgellons
Multiple System Atrophy
Myasthenia Gravis
Neuroblastoma
Oral Allergy Syndrome
Paresthesia
Pickwickian Syndrome
Raynaud's Phenomenon
Savants
Sjögren Syndrome
Synesthesia
Vitiligo
Helpful Resources for the Study of Unusual Diseases and Disorders
Index