From: Robert J.
Sent: June 22, 2013
To: undisclosed recipients
Subject: Fw: Weird Diseases- Arostegui Syndrome
Weird Diseases - Arostegui Syndrome (Lion Face Syndrome) Leontiasis Ossea, also known as Arostegui's syndrome or leontiasis or lion face, is a rare medical condition, characterized by an overgrowth of the facial and cranial bones.
The common form gradually develops,
going on later to a complete loss of
sight due to compression of the optic
nerve by the overgrowth of bone.
There may also be interference with
the nasal respiration and with the
taking of food. In the somewhat less
common form of this rare disease the
overgrowth of bone affects all the
cranial bones as well as those of the
face, the senses being lost one by one
and death finally resulting from
cerebral pressure. There is no
treatment other than exposing the
overgrown bone, and chipping away
pieces, or excising entirely where
possible.
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