bangladeshi boy with ‘old man’ illness baffles doctors
Last Updated : GMT 05:17:37
Emiratesvoice, emirates voice
Emiratesvoice, emirates voice
Last Updated : GMT 05:17:37
Emiratesvoice, emirates voice

Bangladeshi boy with ‘old man’ illness baffles doctors

Emiratesvoice, emirates voice

Emiratesvoice, emirates voice Bangladeshi boy with ‘old man’ illness baffles doctors

Bangladeshi boy with ‘old man’ illness baffles doctors
Dhaka - Arab Today

A four-year-old Bangladeshi boy suffering from a mysterious illness that makes him look like an old man has been admitted to hospital for tests, doctors and his family said.
Doctors at a top hospital in Dhaka have agreed to try to diagnose and treat Bayezid Shikdar, who comes from a poor farming family, for free after learning of his plight on the weekend.
Born with excess skin that hangs from his limbs and face causing it to sag, Bayezid also suffers from related heart, vision and hearing problems.
His father, Lablu Shikdar, said numerous doctors have been at a loss to explain his condition.
“We sold our land to treat him at local hospitals. We took him to religious healers and herbal doctors, but his condition did not change. This hospital is our last hope,” Shikdar told AFP at Dhaka Medical College Hospital this week.
“We hope they’ll make him look like any other normal child.”
Doctors initially suspected he suffered from progeria which causes rapid and premature ageing shortly after birth, leading to severe health complications. The extremely rare genetic disorder was the subject of Hollywood movie “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” starring Brad Pitt.
But doctors at the Dhaka hospital expressed caution, saying extensive tests were needed.
“In progeria, the aging process accelerates with time,” Abul Kalam, head of the hospital’s burns and plastic surgery unit, told AFP on Monday. “But Bayezid’s parents have said the aging of their boy has been halted recently. He has shown signs of improvement. Doctors said his genetic condition may also be the result of inbreeding, with marriage among relatives including first cousins common in Bangladesh’s rural areas.
Bayezid’s mother, Khatun, stressed that her son was just like any other child.
“He is very fond of fish and rice. He plays football and hide and seek with his cousins,” she told AFP after her son’s case was highlighted in Bangladesh media on the weekend.
“He is an extremely talented boy. There are days he grabs books and wants to go to school. But we thought he’s still too young.”

Source: Arab News

Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

bangladeshi boy with ‘old man’ illness baffles doctors bangladeshi boy with ‘old man’ illness baffles doctors

 



Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

bangladeshi boy with ‘old man’ illness baffles doctors bangladeshi boy with ‘old man’ illness baffles doctors

 



GMT 09:54 2018 Wednesday ,24 January

'Friendly and kind' N. Korean skaters

GMT 09:36 2017 Thursday ,07 December

Heidy Karam’s contract to present talk show close

GMT 10:50 2012 Friday ,20 January

Dusty weather expected in UAE on Friday

GMT 09:35 2018 Saturday ,13 January

New Zealand bat first in third ODI against Pakistan

GMT 10:48 2017 Saturday ,23 December

Meryl Streep's brand under threat

GMT 06:53 2017 Thursday ,11 May

17th Doha Forum To Begin Sunday

GMT 10:30 2017 Thursday ,23 November

Reports underline proliferation of weapons in Arab world

GMT 07:46 2017 Monday ,30 October

Catch it early, treat it early and move on

GMT 08:05 2015 Tuesday ,17 February

Conan O'Brien is first late night host to film in Cuba

GMT 16:17 2018 Thursday ,30 August

Five Saudi women pilots granted GACA licences
 
 Emirates Voice Facebook,emirates voice facebook  Emirates Voice Twitter,emirates voice twitter Emirates Voice Rss,emirates voice rss  Emirates Voice Youtube,emirates voice youtube  Emirates Voice Youtube,emirates voice youtube

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

emiratesvoieen emiratesvoiceen emiratesvoiceen emiratesvoiceen
emiratesvoice emiratesvoice emiratesvoice
emiratesvoice
بناية النخيل - رأس النبع _ خلف السفارة الفرنسية _بيروت - لبنان
emiratesvoice, Emiratesvoice, Emiratesvoice