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02-09-2024, 05:47 AM
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Teen Girl With Huge Facial Tumor
Teen Girl With Huge Facial Tumor Democratic Republic Of Congo, A 17-year-old girl had been growing a tumour on her face for almost 10 years. It’s grown to the size of a soccer ball. When she and her mother tried to seek medical help at home, the doctors were unable to help her and always sent her home. By the end, the girl was barely able to eat or speak. Her mother had to watch her suffer. But eventually a Christian pastor helped the girl. He got her medical help from experts in Europe. |
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02-09-2024, 05:49 AM
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Re: Teen Girl With Huge Facial Tumor
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02-09-2024, 12:24 PM
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Re: Teen Girl With Huge Facial Tumor
Damn. That’s a long time to live with that kind of deformity. Glad she can smile. |
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02-09-2024, 09:53 PM
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Re: Teen Girl With Huge Facial Tumor
Glad they got rid of it. She may still have more surgeries, and wind up looking normal after a while. |
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02-09-2024, 11:58 PM
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Re: Teen Girl With Huge Facial Tumor
Looks like Burkitt's lymphoma. It's not uncommon in young people living in sub-Saharan Africa. She's 27 now and I hope they were able to restore her face even more.
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02-10-2024, 05:24 AM
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Re: Teen Girl With Huge Facial Tumor
Looks like it. Can't imagine living with that for 10 years. The endemic variant (also called "African variant") most commonly occurs in children living in regions where malaria is endemic (such as equatorial Africa, Brazil, and Papua New Guinea). Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) infection is found in nearly all patients. Chronic malaria is believed to reduce resistance to EBV, allowing EBV infection to occur. The disease characteristically involves the jaw or other facial bone, abdomen, cecum, distal ileum, ovaries, kidney, or breast. |