Tag: medical

malformalady:

A blind man had the sight restored to his eye by implanting one of his own teeth  in the socket to act as a lens holder.
Martin Jones worked at a scrapyard 12 years ago when a tub of white hot aluminium exploded in his face and caused 37% burns to his body. His right eye was saved by surgeons but until now had remained blind.

anatomicdeadspace:

Macrodactyly is one of the more common presentations of localised gigantism, which causes hypertrophy of a person’s fingers or toes. Localised gigantism can also cause an affected limb to grow to excessive sizes. There is no single cause of this condition, instead a number of different diseases or medical conditions can result in an abnormal growth or accumulation of tissue. Some of the better known disorders that can lead to macrodactyly include proteus syndrome, elephantiasis and acromegaly,

Source: anatomicdeadspace

anatomicdeadspace:

Xeroderma pigmentosum is an autosomal recessive disorder that results in the skin’s inability to repair damage caused by ultraviolet light. This results in symptoms such as severe sunburn, development of excessive freckles, cry skin, blisters and corneal ulcerations. One of the most common causes of death in people with Xeroderma pigmentosum is skin cancer – specifically metastatic melanoma and squamous cell carcinoma.

Source: anatomicdeadspace