6th October, 2008

Girl Spontaneously Bleeds Through Pores

My God this is horrific... How do you raise a child to deal with something like this?!


Doctors in India are baffled as to why a young girl spontaneously bleeds through her pores without being cut or scratched, the Telegraph reported Tuesday. Twinkle Dwivedi, 13, sometimes wakes up in the morning covered in dried blood that has seeped through her eyes, nose, hairline, neck and the soles of her feet.

She has undergone several transfusions, the newspaper said.Some in her village of Uttar Pradesh say she's cursed, and local schools have refused to teach her because of her condition. Her terrified family has sought help from numerous doctors as well as preachers, according to the Telegraph.

"We are not superstitious people but we became so desperate, her mother, Nandani Diwedi, told the Telegraph. "We've been to temples, mosques, churches and sufi saints, but nothing has cured her."

Indian doctors concluded Twinkle had an incurable clotting disorder, but a British specialist told the Telegraph that there may be hope with proper treatment. Whether that is possible is unclear, since the Dwivedi family is poor.

To read the full story, go to Telegraph.co.uk. (From AOL News)

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