Medical Mysteries: From the Bizarre to the Deadly... the Cases That Have Baffled Doctors

by Kenneth Wapner and Ann Reynolds

A man's body is so overwhelmed by a wart infection that his face, body, hands, and feet all look as if they're growing bark and roots.A unusual spinal trauma that only affects first time surfers that can turn an active young person into a paraplegic in a matter of hours.A disorder of the eardrum that turns a person's ability to hear inwards, so that the movement of eyeballs in their sockets sounds like a passing subway car.An inherited disorder that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1401309984
• ISBN13: 9781401309985
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Hyperion Books
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Any interested in medical oddities will find this a fine account

MEDICAL MYSTERIES: FROM THE BIZARRE TO THE DEADLY offers a collection of real-life medical oddities and strange medical mysteries, from the story of sleep eaters and a man who appears to be turning into a tree to bizarre cases that have been featured on the accompanying TV show. Any interested in medical oddities will find this a fine account.

MEDICAL MYSTERIES

I FOUND THIS BOOKLET TO BE QUITE ENLIGHTENING AND INTERESTING. WAS FASCINATED TO LEARN OF NEW AND DIFFERENT AILMENTS. THIS WOULD BE QUITE INTERESTING FOR THE MEDICAL PROFESSION.