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The living statue syndrome
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By:Kyanah Hughes
He will have to live with this forever
this is a disease
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The Living Statue Syndrome
3 year old with human statue syndrome
Cases
Symptoms
Treatment
1800s, there have been references in medicine describing people who apparently "turned to stone"; some of these cases may be attributable to FOP.
The best known FOP case is that of Harry Eastlack (1933–1973). His condition began to develop at the age of ten, and by the time of his death from pneumonia in November 1973, six days before his 40th birthday, his body had completely ossified, leaving him able to move only his lips.
There have approximately been 700 confirmed cases across the globe from an estimated 2500
First "flare-up" that leads to the formation of FOP bones usually occurs before the age of 10. The bone growth progresses from the top downward, just as bones grow in fetuses. A child with FOP will typically develop bones starting at the neck, then on the shoulders, arms, chest area and finally on the feet. Specifically, FOP involvement is typically seen first in the dorsal, axial, cranial and proximal regions of the body. Later the disease progresses in the ventral, appendicular, caudal and distal regions of the body. However it does not necessarily occur in this order due to injury-caused flare-ups. Often, the tumor-like lumps that characterize the disease appear suddenly.
There is no known cure for FOP. Attempts to surgically remove the bone result in more robust bone growth
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The living statue syndrome
Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP) is one of the rarest, painful and most disabling genetic conditions in which bones form in muscles, tendons, ligaments and other connective tissues.
Bibliography
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http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/05/health/stiff-person-syndrome-irpt/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibrodysplasia_ossificans_progressiva
The challenges they face
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