A woman who ate cats during pregnancy believes that her son is suffering from this extremely rare medical condition.
Alma Gamongan, a mother from Apayao, Philippines, fears her son’s “werewolf syndrome,” which occurs in one in a billion people, is because he was exposed to a cat during pregnancy. Meat was eaten.
Alma’s two-year-old son Jaren was born with a full head of hair, black spots, tufts of hair on his face, back of his neck and arms.
Jaren’s superstitious mother believes that her son’s condition is the result of the torment she inflicted on herself by eating a wild cat during pregnancy.
Alma was very fond of eating wild cat meat, a regional and unusual dish found in his remote mountainous region, so he procured a black wild cat from village friends and seasoned it with spices. Roasted and eaten.
When Jaren was born, he regretted eating, even his villagers agreed that his condition was due to a curse.
However, doctors say the toddler suffers from a rare medical condition called hypertrichosis, of which only 50 cases have been reported worldwide since the Middle Ages.
‘I worry a lot regarding her when it’s time for her to go to school,’ says Alma. He can be bullied for being different’.
“I blamed myself that he was born that way because of my desire,” he said. I felt guilty, but then recently the doctors told me it had nothing to do with eating the cat’.
He added that Jaren is a happy and lively boy, but he complains of itching due to the hot weather.
Alma said, ‘I bathe him when it’s hot. We even tried cutting the hair, but it started getting longer and thicker, so we stopped.’
Dermatologists confirmed that Geren’s condition is extremely rare hypertrichosis, also known as “werewolf syndrome” which is estimated to affect ‘one in a billion people’.
Dr Riolinda Soriano Pérez, who examined Jeron, said: ‘We think it’s a hereditary condition, but it’s very rare. Only one in a billion can have it’.
The doctor added that there is no cure for hypertrichosis, but treatments such as laser hair removal can help with the condition.
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2024-04-18 16:04:35
