http://www.documentingreality.com/forum/f149/stone-babies-24988/

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"A lithopedion (Greek:litho = stone; pedion = child), or stone baby, is a rare phenomenon which occurs most commonly when a fetus dies during an abdominal pregnancy, is too large to be reabsorbed by the body, and calcifies on the outside, shielding the mother's body from the dead tissue of the baby and preventing infection. Lithopedia may occur from 14 weeks gestation to full term. It is not unusual for a stone baby to remain undiagnosed for decades, and it is often not until a patient is examined for other conditions or a proper examination is conducted that includes an X-ray, that a stone baby is found. The oldest reported case is that of a 94 year old woman,[1] whose lithopedion has been present for upwards of 60 years. "

[Edited on December 22, 2011 at 4:11 PM. Reason : Happy Nightmares!]

12/22/2011 4:10:42 PM

12/22/2011 4:12:18 PM

is this anything like a rock lobster?

http://youtu.be/es-EIpBbTd8

[Edited on December 22, 2011 at 4:15 PM. Reason : s]

12/22/2011 4:12:42 PM

you might actually post a real picture of one instead of a kid with harlequin ichthyosis

12/22/2011 4:20:33 PM

A former boss had this happen to her. She said it had been inside her for several years before it was diagnosed. Craziness.

12/22/2011 4:24:16 PM

Thank you for adding to my knowledge today with some really strange and awesome. I will surely be propagating it among my friends and family.

12/22/2011 5:50:50 PM

That first picture is a Harlequin Ichthyosis baby.

12/22/2011 6:29:30 PM

Happy Nightmares:

http://www.documentingreality.com/forum/f149/harlequin-babies-23522/

12/22/2011 6:35:43 PM

I thought only little kids have nightmares

12/22/2011 6:36:21 PM

WTF if this enters my mind at any point while having sex I am going to be upset... And so will she

12/22/2011 6:58:07 PM

first world problems.

12/22/2011 6:58:32 PM

Quote :

"you might actually post a real picture of one instead of a kid with harlequin ichthyosis "

this

12/22/2011 7:15:20 PM

weird disgusting stuff

1/14/2012 3:57:58 PM