8-year-old "pregnant" terminally ill boy

This 8-year-old boy looks like she is heavily pregnant. In fact, the child is suffering from a serious illness, which causes an increase in enforcement, and it is unlikely to survive to adulthood.

Niemann & mdash; Pick's

The little Adam Asif Niemann - Pick   Type B - a genetic disorder that causes it to the liver and spleen to swell in size (hepatosplenomegaly), which leads to the protrusion of the abdomen. For his age, Adam is too small for his body quickly formed bruises, and the child does not have enough power. In the UK, only 17 people have the diagnosis, but the exact cause of the boy's ailment doctors determined last year alone.

Niemann & mdash; Pick's

Unfortunately, from Niemann - Pick   there is no cure, so that Adam, probably not live to see adulthood. Inconsolable boy's father had no idea that he and his ex-wife are carriers of the fatal gene.

"He's from birth was slightly bulging tummy, but no matter how much I did not show the boy general practitioners, they always said that there is nothing wrong - says Mohammed Asif. - Over the years, the belly swells more and more, and son began to seem pregnant. When he started to go to school, I was determined, I'll get a response from the doctors, because the belly of Adam has become huge. Now we understand that it is caused by swollen liver and spleen. "

Finally, the boy confirmed the diagnosis of X-rays and blood tests. Adam has a 10-year-old sister, who does not suffer from this disease. With age, the bloated bodies of the boy will compress the lungs, which can lead to clogging. (READ MORE)

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