Strange Medical Conditions You Won’t Believe Are Real

Xeroderma Pigmentosum: Vampire Syndrome

Xeroderma pigmentosum is a rare disease affecting approximately one out of every one million people and is more commonly referred to as vampire syndrome. Patients diagnosed with xeroderma pigmentosum are hypersensitive to UV rays and must be entirely shielded from the sunlight or they risk extreme sunburns. Patients who do not take proper precautions of their condition can easily develop skin cancer. There is no cure for xeroderma pigmentosum, and although there are some treatments available, the best form of prevention is for the patient to stay completely out of the sun.

Now that you know about people who share a similarity to vampires, continue reading to find out why patients with the next disease are always blue.