An 11-year-old Indian boy whose face and body are covered with hair is baffling medical experts. Pruthviraj Patil has suffered from hypertrichosis, a rare genetic condition also known as Werewolf Syndrome, since birth.
He is believed to be one of only 50 people in the world with the condition.
Pruthviraj Patil has suffered from hypertrichosis, a rare genetic condition also known as Werewolf Syndrome, since birth. He is believed to be one of only 50 people in the world with the condition.
Pruthviraj’s family have tried a range of treatments - including homeopathy, traditional Indian Ayurvedic remedies and more recently laser surgery – but none has proved successful.
Now he has appealed to doctors to help him find a permanent cure.
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Pruthviraj’s family have tried a range of treatments - including homeopathy, traditional Indian Ayurvedic remedies and more recently laser surgery – but none has proved successful.
Now he has appealed to doctors to help him find a permanent cure.
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