She hardly ever dares to leave her home for fear of being taunted by the inhabitants of her Iraqi village. At 4 years old, Haoura cannot have a childhood like any other because of a rare skin disease: a molehas spread to the point of covering a large part of his body. An imposing black spot strewn with hairs keeps her excluded in the eyes of other children of her age. “She goes outside and plays normally with her brothers but when she leaves the house, our neighbors laugh at her”, explains her big brother quoted by Franceinfo. In addition to this social exclusion, the little one has to live with a stain, the severity of which would require treatment. This could develop into melanoma, a skin cancer smart.
Too expensive treatment
Problem The lack of health infrastructure in Iraq removes the hope of a care that should go through a skin graft and laser intervention. Even a dermatological consultation is complicated because of its extremely high cost, regrets Haoura’s mother: “It itches. We want to ask a dermatologist for a basic treatment against the itch … But we cannot afford it. “.
In France, skin melanomas represent 10% of skin cancers, according to the National Cancer Institute.
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