(NSFW) 11 Rare Medical Conditions You’ve Never Heard Of (That You Could End Up With)

1. Xeroderma Pigmentosum

2. Alien Hand Syndrome

Alien Hand Syndrome is a condition that involves a rogue hand that acts independently, grasping objects or moving in a way contrary to what the individual wishes to do.

3. Fish Odor Syndrome

4. Nystagmus

Nystagmus is a condition of (usually) involuntary eye movement, often called "dancing eyes"

5. Achromia

6. Oligodactyly

7. Hyperekplexia

Hyperekplexia is a condition that involves an extreme reaction to stimuli that causes uncontrollable jumps and startle-induced falls.

8. Polymelia

Polymelia is a birth defect, in which affected individual has more than the usual numbers of limbs.

9. Nevus of Ota

10. Neurofibromatosis

Neurofibromatosis type is a multisystem genetic disorder that is characterised by cutaneous findings, most notably spots and axillary freckling, by skeletal dysplasia, and by the growth of both benign and malignant nervous system tumours.

11. Necrotising fasciitis

Necrotising fasciitis is an infection caused by bacteria. It can destroy skin, fat, and the tissue covering the muscles within a very short time. About 1 out of 4 people who get this infection die from it. Many people who get necrotising fasciitis are in good health before they get the infection.