Have you ever had or heard of any strange medical conditions or experiences that without having experienced or heard about first hand, you would never have known about. Life is full of little lessons that come to us only by way of experience.
I have a couple of examples:
Years ago, my daughter developed a very dark discoloration over her upper lip. It looked like she was bruised or the skin got stained. The family doctor had no clue what the cause was. He sent us to a dermatologist. Well, he sent us to the right guy.
The dermatologist took one look and smiled and said "you have been eating limes, in the sun."
She had been putting lime wedges in her bottled water while tanning.
The doctor explained to us that the condition, called phytophotodermatitis, more commonly called Margarita Dermatitis, is a discoloration of the skin that occurs from a combination of contact with lime peel and exposure to the sun. 
The discoloration is permanent. She had to use a prescription skin lightener to gradually fade it out. She was lucky...most cases develop lesions and an itchy rash, she only had the discoloration.
According to the doctor, many Spring Break kids are aware of this scientific wonder and use limes to "tattoo" graphiti on other students who are sleeping in the sun.
Many bartenders who work poolside or on beaches have the discoloration on their fingers.
My second life lesson is more serious:
This same daughter found herself passed out in the shower one morning.
She called me very upset, her husband drove her to my house and I accompanied her to the doctors. She hadn't been feeling well and had a fever. Several tests were done to rule out anything more serious, then they assured us that her fainting was due to her body temperature.
Turns out that taking a hot shower with a fever can cause you to pass out. That was a first for me.
Any unusual or interesting medical experiences you would like to share? Any medical mysteries you haven't solved yet?
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Well Sharon...I think I will just eat my limes under a nice shade tree..LOL
That was an interesting fact.Thank You!
BLRGuy
Sharon - My husband did the passing out in the shower trick a couple of years ago. He had a bad cold (eventually turned into pneumonia), took some antihistimines and got into a hot shower. When I heard the crash and found him on the floor I thought he'd had a heart attack. Fortunately, it was the same as with your daughter. His fever was high enough and he was dehydrated so he passed out cold. Scary stuff.
Sharon - This is some interesting information. I had no idea about either of these things. Thanks for the tidbits!
BLR Your skin will thank you for it!
Lynn It was bad enough getting the phone call, I can't imagine how scary it was to find him laying there!
Jason You really have no reason to know about this kind of weird stuff unless it happens to you or someone you know. Hopefully, now that you know, it won't happen to you!
This is very interesting. I always take a hot shower when I have a fever. Guess I'll be more careful in the future!
Sandra Supposedly a warm shower is good for a fever, just not a hot shower. Be very careful!
Sharon - I am including this funny and pragmatic post in the Family Ties recap today.
Hi, Sharon:
Great information for families... thanks for sharing it in this post. I also want to say that I love the "before and after transformation photos" on your profile page. Amazing what a difference it makes when properly staged, isn't it?
This is really interesting, Sharon. I had no idea about the limes. Good stuff to know!
Jason Thank you for including my post in the ReCap! I love Family Ties!
Jan Thank you so much...if you love those photos you should check out my Portfolio on my website. I love improving the appearance of any and all rooms and sometimes it doesn't really take that much.
Elaine Now you know and you can warn others! Or, amaze all your friends with personalized tattoos.
That's weird. I wonder if lemons, oranges or other citrus fruit have the same effect?
Hi Sharon, those are very interesting facts. I know that the normal thing to do is to wash out a wound with Hydrogen Peroxide. It bubbles and burns the bacteria. I understand we aren't suppose to use it on an open wound because it actually softens the skin. Who would've known? Humm. Later in the rain~Deb
Cindy I don't know for sure, but I don't think so. Also, it is the rind of the lime.
Deb Softens the skin? That I would not have known. Thanks for sharing.
I got a good case of phytophotodermatitis in Guatemala after making lime-aid by hand at the beach. None of the people from the US knew what it was (including a nurse), but every Guatemalan doctor that I talked to knew instantly what it was. Sadly the people from the US denied the doctors's lime burn diagnosis until I found an article an article on emedicine.com
Tessie: I guess we were lucky to have a doctor who actually knew what it was. Thanks for the comment.
It is amazing the tidbits that we pick up and never think that we will use. They do come in handy don't they? thanks for sharing.
Benita You may never use this tidbit, but who knows you could be on vacation somewhere tropical and decide to have a Corona with lime...be careful or you will end up with a mustache!