The parents of a
baby born with two tubes growing out of his face instead of a nose have been
told by doctors that he is doing well and will soon look completely normal. The
baby boy, who has been named Angelito meaning little angel or cherub was born at the hospital of Caleta, in the
city of Chimbote, in the west Peruvian province of Santa.
baby born with two tubes growing out of his face instead of a nose have been
told by doctors that he is doing well and will soon look completely normal. The
baby boy, who has been named Angelito meaning little angel or cherub was born at the hospital of Caleta, in the
city of Chimbote, in the west Peruvian province of Santa.
The boy’s mother
Lorena Rodriguez Zavaleta, 20, and his unnamed father, are constantly at their
newborn’s bedside.
Lorena Rodriguez Zavaleta, 20, and his unnamed father, are constantly at their
newborn’s bedside.
The baby was
transferred from his home in Nuevo Chimbote to the Hospital del Nino some 300
miles away in the Peruvian capital Lima where he will need to undergo an
operation to treat the growths and give him a normal nose.
transferred from his home in Nuevo Chimbote to the Hospital del Nino some 300
miles away in the Peruvian capital Lima where he will need to undergo an
operation to treat the growths and give him a normal nose.
Paediatrician
Jose Castillo said the unusual condition was the result of a very rare genetic
deformity called Patau syndrome, which happens in just one in every 15,000
births.
Jose Castillo said the unusual condition was the result of a very rare genetic
deformity called Patau syndrome, which happens in just one in every 15,000
births.
He said that the
baby is currently in a stable condition and is keeping down the food he is
being given and that his heart and respiratory system are also working fine, so
there’s no cause for alarm.
baby is currently in a stable condition and is keeping down the food he is
being given and that his heart and respiratory system are also working fine, so
there’s no cause for alarm.
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