A nurse has been compared to a zombie by strangers because of a rare skin condition that makes her skin peel off. Q'Londa Harden suffers from Stevens-Johnson syndrome, a condition in which the body's immune system overreacts to a mild infection, taking a new medication or in the 26-year-old's case, simply being on her period.
Her natural hormone surge at the start of her period leads to blisters forming from head to toe all over her body. These then eventually burst causing her skin to turn black and peel off.
For Q'Londa, from Alaska, USA, the pain is unbearable and something she wouldn't wish on her worst enemy. She was diagnosed with the disorder when she was just 16 by an allergist and specialist.
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