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This book explores serious diseases and disorders that most readers have never heard of, ranging from genetic, infectious, and environmental diseases to autoimmune, idiopathic, and mental disorders. Despite centuries of scientific study and medical research, there are still many human diseases and disorders that remain difficult to manage or are incurable. Some of these maladies are extremely rare, yet, together, they affect a substantial number of people. The 101 Most Unusual Diseases and Disorders examines seldom-seen illnesses, providing high school and college students with an excellent resource for research as well as supplying fascinating reading for general readers interested in diseases and medical science. This book provides clear, easy-to-understand, and scientifically grounded information on the vast number of unusual medical conditions that have been recorded, covering five kinds of diseases and disorders: genetic, infectious, environmental, mental, and "other," which constitutes diseases of autoimmune and unknown origin. Examples of the medical conditions addressed include autoimmune encephalitis, Ebola, kleptomania, Morgellons syndrome, orthorexia, pneumoconiosis, and Prader-Willi syndrome. Selected case studies enable readers to better empathize with the experiences of those who have these disorders and how these afflictions have affected their lives.
This book explores serious diseases and disorders that most readers have never heard of, ranging from genetic, infectious, and environmental diseases to autoimmune, idiopathic, and mental disorders. Despite centuries of scientific study and medical research, there are still many human diseases and disorders that remain difficult to manage or are incurable. Some of these maladies are extremely rare, yet, together, they affect a substantial number of people. The 101 Most Unusual Diseases and Disorders examines seldom-seen illnesses, providing high school and college students with an excellent resource for research as well as supplying fascinating reading for general readers interested in diseases and medical science. This book provides clear, easy-to-understand, and scientifically grounded information on the vast number of unusual medical conditions that have been recorded, covering five kinds of diseases and disorders: genetic, infectious, environmental, mental, and "other," which constitutes diseases of autoimmune and unknown origin. Examples of the medical conditions addressed include autoimmune encephalitis, Ebola, kleptomania, Morgellons syndrome, orthorexia, pneumoconiosis, and Prader-Willi syndrome. Selected case studies enable readers to better empathize with the experiences of those who have these disorders and how these afflictions have affected their lives.
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About the Author-
EVELYN KELLY is an independent scholar who has written 10 books and over 400 journal articles. She is a member of the National Association of Science Writers, is past president of American Medical Writer's Association, Florida chapter, and was recently invited to join the American Society of Journalists and Authors.
Table of Contents-
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
Reviews-
June 1, 2016
What the dickens is Pickwickian syndrome? Prolific medical writer Kelly (Alzheimer's Disease) defines this breathing problem, which is related to obesity (so named since a character in Charles Dickens's The Pickwick Papers demonstrates its symptoms), as well as 100 other conditions that the author deems "most unusual" in this new compendium. The book is organized into five sections: genetic disorders, mental health disorders, environmental disorders, infectious diseases, and conditions with other or unexplained origins. For each entry, Kelly discusses the ailment's prevalence (Pickwickian syndrome, for example, is on the rise), diagnosis, and treatment (if any) and provides some case-study sidebars (including Elizabeth Smart for Stockholm syndrome). Each entry features a further reading list, aligning with Kelly's plea to "please remember these diseases are real and affect real people, and should never be taken cavalierly." VERDICT Kelly presents a solid starter roundup of uncommon conditions.
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