An 11-year-old "werewolf" boy who desperately seeks a cure for his condition is baffling medical experts.Pruthviraj Patil is one of 50 in the world who suffers from hypertrichosis, a rare genetic condition known as Werewolf Syndrome.
As a result his face and body is covered in thick, matted hair. But he is hoping doctors will one day find a cure for his ailment.
Born in the Indian district of Sangli, near Bombey, he hardly ever leaves his village because of his fear of being traunted by strangers.
The only parts of his body that are not covered with hair are the palms of his hands and soles of his feet.
The son of a well off farmer, his parents have tried homeopathy, traditional Ayurvedic remedies and laser surgery. But none of them have worked.
"Why did God do this to us," his 32-year-old mother Anita pleads. "He looks so odd and whever we go people throng to see him."
Pruthviraj says he is anxious to get the hair removed but even after laser treatment it simply grows back. The doctors don't have any answers to his predicament.
He appealed to the doctors to help find him a permanent cure.
14 comments:
August 13, 2008 2:29 PM
Isaw him the other day he's alright nowoooooooooooooooooo !
August 13, 2008 2:31 PM
He really is good looking and appears to have a wonderful spirit despite
August 13, 2008 3:12 PM
That's cool, check out this mobility scooter I bought my mom for Christmas.
http://www.travelscoot.com
It is called a TravelScoot mobility scooter and it folds up like an umbrella and weighs just 35 lbs. She keeps it in a carrying bag in her trunk. She takes it out anywhere.
August 13, 2008 3:20 PM
Aaaaoooooowww !!! aaow aaoow aaaooooowwww !!!!
August 13, 2008 3:28 PM
Travelscoot sucks.. dont' ever buy it. My grandpa used it once, he hated it so much he actually learned to walk again.
August 14, 2008 7:27 AM
Rofl at the travelscoot comments. xD
Anyway, it's kind of weird that his regular hair is so different looking than his face hair.
August 14, 2008 5:14 PM
what type of asshole advertises on a blog!
August 14, 2008 5:39 PM
Blog advertising is the new spam.
And I don't think the poor kid is curable. That looks more like a genetic defect, not a disease.
August 14, 2008 8:40 PM
find that gene; put it where it grows head hair; and this guy could cure the malady of baldness; he'd be a savior...
August 14, 2008 9:07 PM
He shouldn't worry about his hair.If other people don't like it let it be their problem.If I could grow a fur coat I probably would.
August 14, 2008 10:14 PM
he's awesome! genetic anomalies are going to be the new tattoos in 50 years! top that for uniqueness hipster posers.....can't fuck with authenticity.
August 15, 2008 4:09 AM
Tough on him. My sister had fur on her back as a kid but it all fell out by the time she was two.
Yeah, it is genetic, there is a town in Mexico where a lot of people like him live. I forget the name of it, sorry.
Nair or some other hair removing company should take him up as a kindness (and an advertisement.)
August 15, 2008 9:15 AM
That's lame, check out this digitized anal probe I bought your mom for Christmas.
http://www.anusprobe.com
It is called a AnusProber anal prober and it inserts up like an umbrella and weighs just 35 lbs. She keeps it in a carrying bag in her trunk. She sticks it in anywhere.
November 27, 2009 10:07 AM
My name is David Andrew Smith, I am from the U.S, I know a cure for the boy no joke for real. The dr's are wrong email me at David92287@aol.com if u want my help.
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