HORN ON FOREHEAD

Believe me, I am not day dreaming. I Moksha in my full senses with my right hand on Geeta ,confirm that what ever you will read next is 100 % true .A more than 95 year old Chinese woman named Ms Zhao from Zhanjiang of Caton was noticed with a cattle horn like object on her forehead.

According to the elderly Chinese woman a mole appeared on her forehead some two or three years back. She admits that , she did not pay any attention to this mole & later a horn like structure grew from this mole which is about 12 cm long.The 12 cm long horn is hard but painless & without any sensitivity but the horn has blocked the Nonagenarian's vision to a certain extent.

Isn't it unbelievable ? but it is true .Everything & anything is possible for mother Nature

MONKEY MAN & BIG FACE BOYS

According to me God is there . When He is harsh , He is extremely harsh .We should always be afraid of Him & we should thank God for making us normal .You must we wondering why I am saying so but you will agree completely after reading & looking next.

PHOTOGRAPH OF MONKEY MAN

This photograph is of 29 years old Chen Congfa, also known as the “monkey man" born in Chenzhou in China on 10th May.He is called as Monkey Man because of his facial deformity.According to the local people this less than 20kg man cannot stand in an upright position nor he can walk or speak like a normal man. Chen is less than 1.1 meters in height.When Chen was born, his head was big and his chin was pointed. In addition to this, his brow ridge is higher than normal, giving him the appearance of a monkey. Chen lives with his parents & his elder brother who are very poor & unable to afford for his treatment .Initially it was believed by the local people that Chen is a result of interbreeding however it is incorrect but still the mystery of ” Monkey Man ” remains unsolved.


PHOTOGRAPH OF BIG FACE BOYS

This is photograph of twin boys known as ‘ Big Face Boys ‘
in China .The poor boys are victims of a recently diagnosed complication called Maxillofacial Multiple Fibrous Dysplasia.The etiology of the severe disorder is still unknown.The Doctors believe that the deformity can be cured by face lifting surgery.The parents of the boys got slight relief when they heard about the possible treatment of the deformity .

MICROMELIA-AN EFFECT OF MATERNAL MEDICATION

THIS IS PHOTOGRAPH OF AN INFANT WHOSE MOTHER HAD RECEIVED THALIDOMIDE DURING EARLY PREGNANCY WITH DEFORMITIES OF LIMBS.THE INFANT IS SUFFERING FROM MICROMELIA

Maternal poisoning with Carbon Monoxide or Barbiturates in early pregnancy might lead fetal malformation due to severe Hypoxia( shortage of oxygen supply to tissues )

Certain drugs administered in therapeutic dosage to the mother during the first 3 months of pregnancy may also be responsible for fetal malformation.The wide spread use of Thalidomide
in Germany & Britain led to birth of infants showing severe deformities of the limbs.As a result proprietary preparation of Thalidomide has been banned in Britain.

MONGOLISM

Mongolism is a kind of mental subnormality.The disease is called Mongolism because the infant has features of Mongolian person.In order to avoid confusion Mongolism is called as Down's Syndrome.Mongolism is due to defect in the number of chromosomes present .Instead of having 46 chromosomes they have 47 chromosome .The additional chromosome is due to trisomy of chromosome 21.

It is seen that Mongolism generally occurs in infants whose mothers are over the age of 35. In some cases Mongolism also occurs to infants whose mother are very young.It is also found that Mongolism occurs infants whose mothers had many abortions & uterine bleeding during pregnancy.

In case of monozygotic twins both the infants suffer from Mongolism.The brains of mongol is smaller than normal.With increasing age, the brain appears increasingly immature in comparison with the normal. They have also cardiac malformation.

70 KGs LEGS........PROTEUS SYNDROME

Mandy Sellars a 32 year old woman has legs which weigh 11 stones which is approximately 70 Kgs. Mandy 's legs weigh 70 kgs not because she is suffering from Elephantiasis but because of an extremely rare condition known as PROTEUS SYNDROME .Proteus Syndrome is rare as up till now only few hundreds of cases have been identified all over the world.


Joseph Merick commonly known as ELEPHANT MAN was also a victim of Proteus Syndrome. He had a facial tumor which gave him a look of an elephant. Proteus syndrome is an congenital disorder which causes an overgrowth of skin , bones , muscles , fatty tissues , blood & lymphatic vessels.It is a progressive condition, wherein children are usually born without any obvious deformities. As they age, tumors as well as skin and bone growths appear. The severity & locations of theses various asymmetrical growths vary greatly but typically the skull , one or more limbs & soles of the feet are affected.Researchers & doctors are still finding the cause of the rare disorder .There is no complete cure of Proteus Syndrome except for surgical removal of the tumors if possible.

Mandy Sellars although physically disabled due to Proteus Syndrome wishes to help human beings & she has found a job for her self after a long struggle .Thus we should all admire Mandy for her courage.

HARE LIP & CLEFT PALATE

HARE LIP OR CLEFT LIP is a congenital malformation of the mouth which occurs when the tissues of the upper jaw & nose do not join as expected during fetal development , resulting in a split (cleft) in the lip. Cleft lip usually involves only one sideof the upper lip, it rarely occurs in the lower lip.

PICTURE OF INCOMPLETE CLEFT LIP


The Cleft lip is incomplete when there is a slight notching of the red margin of the lip to the left or right of the mid line.

PICTURE OF COMPLETE CLEFT LIP

A Cleft lip is complete when it runs up to the nostril. The cleft lip is generally familial in nature ie if one of the parent is born with a cleft palate or cleft lip, than children will have an increased risk for being born with one of these. Also a baby may be at higher risk for being born with cleft lip if during pregnancy the mother uses certain medicines, is exposed to radiation or infections, takes illegal drugs, or smokes & drinks alcohol. A cleft lip generally does not interfere with the feeding. However when cleft lip occurs in association with Cleft Palate than feeding becomes difficult.Cleft Palate is failure of fusion in the mid line of the roof of the mouth ie bifurcation of the hard palate & or soft palate.



PICTURE CLEFT IN HARD & SOFT PALATE

Treatment of Cleft lip includes surgery which is done early & depends upon the condition of the baby & the severity of the cleft lip.