Diphallia

Also called Diphallasparatus, penile duplication (PD) or diphallic terata is a rare developmental disorder where a male infant is born with two or more penises. The first reported case was in Bologna; Italy (1609), by Johannes Jacob Wecker, a Swiss female physician and philosopher. It occurs in...

Illness Anxiety Disorder Or Hypochondriasis

Illness anxiety disorder (IAD) formerly called Hypochondriasis, Hypochondria, Healthy Anxiety, Illness Phobia or Somatic preoccupation is an overwhelming fear that you have a serious disease based on the misinterpretation of one or more normal bodily signs, even when Doctors can find no evidence of...

Busy Lifestyle Syndrome (BLS)

This is a real disorder which causes forgetfulness and lack of concentration in people who take in too much information daily.A good example of Busy Life Syndrome happens when you can't remember why you just walked into the kitchen or room. Busy Life Syndrome (Picture Credit; TheMomInMemd ) The...

Restless legs syndrome (RLS) Or Willis-Ekbom disease

This is a Neurological movement disorder characterized by a distressing need or urge to move the legs or arms (akathisia) usually accompanied by an uncomfortable deep-seated sensation in the legs that is brought on by rest; sitting or lying down, relieved by moving or walking, and worse at night or...

Aerosinusitis or Barosinusitis

This is painful inflammation or edema of the sinuses (especially the frontal sinuses), which may be accompanied by bleeding and preceded by an upper respiratory tract infection or acute exacerbation of allergies. It occurs when flying in an aircraft or during deep sea diving and is due to non-equilibration...

Harlequin ichthyosis or Harlequin baby

A rare autosomal recessive disease of infants in which the baby is encased in a massive, horny shell of dense, plate-like scale (hyperkeratotic ‘cocoon’) with deep cracks (fissures), accompanied by contraction abnormalities of the eyes (ectropion), turning outwards of a lip (eclabium), and flattened...

Maggot Therapy

Also called; Biodebridement, Maggot debridement therapy (MDT) or Larval therapy. This is the controlled, therapeutic application of live blowfly (Lucilia sp) larvae ("maggots") into non-healing wounds to to aid in wound debridement (cleaning), disinfection and/or healing.It can also be termed "Therapeutic...