Question 1

is it uncommon to have rls in your arms?

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Yes: Yes, it's uncommon, but not unheard of.  A more appropriate way to think of RLS should be restless limb syndrome, in that it can affect both upper and lower extremities.  That being said, the legs are much more common.  Good luck!

Question 2

is lupus rare?

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Yes: It occurs in about 1 in 700 Caucasian women and 1 in 300 African American women.

Question 3

is polydactyly rare?

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Incidence is:::: "all types of polydactyly to be 2.3 per 1000 in white males, 0.6 per 1000 in white females, 13.5 per 1000 in black males, and 11.1 per 1000 in black females. The Swedish data alone showed polydactyly of all types to have an incidence of 1.0 per 1000, equally distributed between males and females." See:  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1113584-overview#a0199

Question 4

is rh d neg blood rare?

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No: It varies from population to population. In folks of european descent, around 1 person in 6 is rh negative (class d-neg). It's less common in some other populations.

Question 5

is lipedema a rare disorder?

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: Lipedema affects approximately 11% of women worldwide, although this is likely an underestimation due to underdiagnosis as it is usually misdiagnosed as obesity.

Question 6

how rare is a cholesteatoma?

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Pretty rare: It is a benign tumor that is not very common.

Question 7

how many different rare diseases?

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Lots!: That's why they're rare!

Question 8

what is arthrogryposis? is it rare?

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Childhood disorder: This is a rare childhood disorder that affects children's joints. The actual cause of this is poorly understood. This results in children having loss of motion of their joints and literally being frozen in place. Children's cognitive function is otherwise rarely affected.

Question 9

is addison's disease a rare disease?

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Not rare: Addison's disease affects about one in every 20, 000 people. It affects an equal number of men and women, and can affect people of all ages. Addison's disease, also called primary adrenal insufficiency, is much less common than secondary adrenal insufficiency, which is a similar disease that's caused when the pituitary gland fails to send the right stimulating signals (acth) to the adrenal glands.

Question 10

is it rare to ovulate on both sides?

Accepted Answer

Not necessarily: That's why they are called "fraternal " twins as fertilization occurred between two separate sperm and two eggs which can come from one ovarian site or both ovaries.

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