Wednesday, July 26, 2017

14-year-old girl turns to stone because of the rare disease

This 14-year-old girl suffering from a rare disorder, which is available in only 600 inhabitants of our planet. Her muscles and joints slowly kameneyut that will eventually lead to death.


 14-year-old girl turns to stone because of the rare disease  Fibrodisplations


Chinese women have Ni Ming ossificans progressive fibrodisplations (FOP), in which the soft connective tissue in the body gradually turns into bone, ie, it hardens. This is a very rare and serious genetic disease, and she is one of the all-only 600 of its victims throughout our planet. Month after month, her muscles, tendons and ligaments kosteneyut.


 14-year-old girl turns to stone because of the rare disease  Fibrodisplations


As the progression of FOP arising in the body extra bones begin to limit the movement that leads to the formation of the second skeleton. Alas, after a short time, the cartilage, which hold the edges together well okameneyut, and she could not breathe, leading to death. The disease is not treatable, and its victims experience severe pain, both physical and psychological as they They live in anticipation of imminent death by asphyxiation or heart attack.


The disease develops gradually. K example, a man named Harry Istlak fibrodisplations I was diagnosed at age 10 and to 39 years it is almost completely petrified, since He retained the mobility of the lips only. Istlak asked to convey his body after the scientist's death, so that they can continue the search for drugs. Victims of FOP you have to be especially careful because of the risk of injuries and fractures, as any inflammation or swelling rapidly "chinitsya" the body by replacing bone tissue. (READ MORE)



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