Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL)
According to the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), VHL is the leading hereditary cause of kidney cancer. Those affected may develop tumors, mostly benign in up to ten different areas of the body. However, if tumors develop in the kidney and pancreas, the cancer can spread to the rest of the body.
Symptoms:
- dangerously high blood pressure
What happens when one has a rare disease? Well, there are probably a few people who could relate to the problem. But that’s only the tip of the iceberg. This means most of these diseases do not have a cure and that the one suffering from it will likely get stuck with the disease for life.
Some of these rare diseases can make people look odd while some can make them act very weird. These diseases sound fictional, but they are very real. The only reason some have never heard of them is because there have only been a few cases of each disease.