Unspecified congenital anomaly turned the Indian in "the stranger"

21-year-old Indian anshu Kumar is suffering from some weird kind of congenital disease, causing the upper part of his head looks bloated, and sockets widely spaced. The doctors can't diagnose him, and the local long called him an alien. Anshu also have problems with growth, in the years, he is not above the 10-year-old boy and the hair on his head just don't grow, except for one liquid strands.

Presumably he has a very rare syndrome Jacobsen, which is not part of the 11 chromosomes. The Jacobsen syndrome was first described in 1973 and since then the medical literature was only just over 200 cases.

The syndrome is mysterious, and scientists still do not know what is its cause, supposed spontaneous mutation. Many children with Jacobsen syndrome, in addition to growth delays and difficulties with learning, have distinctive facial features: skull deformation, high prominent forehead, facial asymmetry, broad nasal bridge, widely spaced eyes (hypertelorism), strabismus. Kumar is listed as a laborer and earns very little in order to pass the examination and to buy medicines. But he really wants to "be normal" and get married. Now because of his deformity is not looking at him no girl and Kumar very distressed by this.

"People have always treated me with prejudice, but after watching a fantastic movie, many people began to call me alien. Every time I go home or go to work, I am accompanied by scared looks. People prefer to stay away from me. I can not see them, but can't cover my ears all the time and not hear their words".

Father Kumar 46-year-old Kamlesh says that his son was born not such as all and they took the baby to the doctor, but he could not diagnose. After which the parents made several attempts, but now all hope of recovery Kumar almost lost.

Myself anshu Kumar hopes that with the help of reporters his story will be known to a large number of people and they will help him get a checkup and give money for treatment.

Translated by «Yandex.Translator»