Haroua, a 4-year-old Iraqi girl, suffers from a very widespread form of skin disease, a congenital nevus, which gradually covers her body with hair. A disease at risk of degeneration which prevents him from going out and playing like other children.
She is an adorable little girl with hazel eyes and long brown eyelashes, yes but a large part of her body, from neck to stomach, is covered with hair, reveals a report by Brut on the France Info website.
Haroua, suffers from a rare skin disease: a birthmark, covered with hair, which has continued to grow and which handicaps him both physically and socially.
A socially crippling disease
Her mother, Alita Khafife testifies: “In the summer, she plays outside in the sand and sweats and it itches, it itches. We want to ask a dermatologist for basic treatment for the itch, but we cannot afford it. ” Her brother Ahmad adds: “She is a normal child, she is like everyone else. She goes outside and plays normally with her brothers but when she leaves the house our neighbors laugh at her and do not let her play with them. . “
Indeed, this very impressive task is an easy subject of mockery for these comrades, but beyond the aesthetic aspect, it could also if it is not treated, turn into melanoma, a serious cancer of the skin.
Treatment outside Iraq
Haroua’s mother is in despair: “I want her to be treated outside Iraq. Here it is impossible. It takes a lot of money but we cannot afford it. She wants to do a lot of things. She wants to go to school and she wants to play outside. She is really at a disadvantage because of her illness. “
The other children in the village refuse to play with her.
At 4 years old, Haroua suffers from a rare skin disease which covers part of her body with hair. pic.twitter.com/lnU9XycPjH– Brut FR (@brutofficiel) Aug 26, 2018
What is congenital nevus?
In dermatology this task is called: a congenital nevus. It is in fact a mole present at birth or which appears during the first months of the infant’s life in the form of a more or less hairy brown spot. This task tends to expand as the child grows and to gain hair. As explained on the Dermatonet site, there are different forms: small, medium or giant, like that of Haroua.
It is also the largest congenital nevi that are considered the most dangerous because they are the most likely to degenerate into melanoma. Dermatologists therefore often advise removing them if possible.
Hope for Haroua?
The earlier this disease is treated, the more hope there is for the patients, but it is not too late to help Haroua. A prize pool launched by readers moved by the story of the girl, has also just been posted on the site. GoFundME to help Haroua’s parents finance a skin transplant.
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