The Mutter Museum in Philadelphia contains documented evidence of some of the most bizarre and weirdest medical anomalies on earth. It also contains wax models, pathological and anatomical specimens that are on display to help people understand more about the disease and the human body. The Museum showcases the human history of anatomy and medicine form the 7th century to resent date. The museum also releases books that show photographs of weird medical cases that you won’t believe could ever exist. Here are 15 of them.
Chinese aristocrats would grow their fingernails as a symbol of social standing and some were to excessive lengths. Women were also habituated in crushing their toes to make their feet smaller as a sign of fashion.
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The giant skeleton is that of John Aasen who lived in the late nineteenth century (1890-1938). He was a circus freak with a height of 7 feet 1”. He was often chosen for side roles in Hollywood movies.
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This thirty-two man’s arms and legs were crushed by a railroad car. He had all three; limbs amputated which turned out to be the second time a triple amputation was successful in the US.
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Madame Dimanche also known as Widow Sunday was famous for her nine inch horn protruding from her head as you can see from the wax model of her profile. The horn measured 9.8 inches and was ultimately removed by a French surgeon.
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Deformed feet are usually a result of a congenital defect and can also appear on hands as well. Doctors attribute such deformities to sperm or germs.
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Among bizarre medical images, the case of Blanche Dumas is probably the most famous and weird. She became famous for having intercourse with a man with two organs and three legs but if you think that is gross, for Blanche it was really ok because she too had two vaginas, four breasts and three legs. She is pictured here from the rear.
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Sometimes women can suffer enlarged bosoms as a result of hormonal problems immediately after the birth of a child. This woman on the other hand suffered from Bilateral hypertrophy of her breasts and ultimately had t undergo surgery to remove them. She survived the operation. Her left breast weighed 17 pounds and the right weighed forty three pounds.
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This man is suffering from the disease called elephant leg syndrome or elephantiasis. As per the rescored of the Mutter Museum, he requested doctors to amputate him but instead they experiments with his condition and removed all the excess tissue. He died after five months.
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This is a case of Von Recklinhausens Disease which is a genetic disorder where tumors form on the nerves. This is a genetic disorder that can be passed onto children from parents.
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Among bizarre medical images, this is gross as it shows what rigor mortis is. The stiffening of muscles sets in three to four hours after death and isn’t a pleasant sight if a corpse isn’t laid down.
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This is Dede Koswara from Java who suffers from a rare disease that causes giant warts all over his hands and body. He is called the tree man.
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Chandra Vishnu who is 57 years old is among few people in the world who suffers from this rare disease that causes bubble like skin all over his body.
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Harry Raymond Eastlack suffered from fibrodysplasia ossificans progressive. This is a rare medical condition that impairs bone repair where healthy muscle and tissue is turned into bone. Barely after reaching is twenties his vertebra were fused together and got locked in that position. He died when he was forty his body completely ossified or turned into bone.
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The mega colon belonged to a 29 year old man who suffered from a disease called Hirschsprungs disease. The nerve supply to the colon gets damaged making it impossible to pass waste. This makes the colon swell up leading to death. His colon on autopsy was found to be 8 feet long and contained 40 pounds of waste.
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This is a rare birth defect where the body cannot separate both eye sockets and they end up merging as one. Babies born with this defect survive only two to three hours.
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