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"One day, three years ago, 28-year-old Shanyna Isom had an allergic reaction to steroids she&amp;#x27;d been given after an asthma attack. The next day, she had a debilitating disease that was eating away her skin--and experts had no idea what the disease was. They still don&amp;#x27;t know what it is... but they know what it&amp;#x27;s doing to her. For some reason, she produces 12 times the number of skin cells per hair follicle. It suffocates her skin--and makes her follicles grow hard fingernails instead of the usual hair (you can see a video with photos here). The disease has been crippling, and she now has to get around using a cane. Luckily, doctors have been able to control her symptoms, if not solve the mystery. Right now, she is the only person in the world with this illness. And she&amp;#x27;s facing the bills to prove it. Her in-state insurance only covers some of her medications and the medical treatments she&amp;#x27;s received locally, but she&amp;#x27;s had to travel to Johns Hopkins in order to get specialized attention. As a result, she&amp;#x27;s now a quarter of a million dollars in debt. She&amp;#x27;s set up a foundation to help defray the cost, and says: &amp;quot;If [my condition] means me dealing with this to help someone else, I&amp;#x27;m willing to go through it.&amp;quot; Whoa, right? More on strange health: * Stressed? Get Out All Your &amp;amp;#$*ing Anger With a Call to the Swearing Hotline * WTF: Cooked Squid Inseminates Woman&amp;#x27;s Mouth * Have You Ever Tried the &amp;quot;Cinnamon Challenge&amp;quot;? Why Poison Control Centers Are Begging You Not To Photo: Thinkstock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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