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Baby Born With A Disease Which Causes His Skin To Fall Off If Touched (photos) by theinfong(m): 7:36pm On Jan 23, 2017 |
Skin to fall off if touched : One of the joys of every parent is in being able to hold their new baby close. Sadly this cannot be the case for Kadyem, 22, and Kyera, 20, the first time parents of a baby born on December 28 with a rare incurable disease which makes his skin peel off when touched. Baby Kaheel Clark-Smith was diagnosed at birth with Epidermolyosis Bullosa (EB) after he was born with small blisters on his arm, but the doctors dismissed it as a mild case and sent him home, however, he had extreme breakout days later that resulted in blisters and the loss of 60% of his skin and that was when it was discovered that he has the worst case of the disease. Kaheel's parents, who are unable to cuddle or kiss their baby, are raising funds to fly their son to a specialist EB centre in Ohio since the hospital where their son was born in Seattle, Washington has very little experience in handling such case. Khaleel's aunt, Brandi Smith, revealed the extent of the trauma these new parents and their child are having to deal with; "This is their first child and they are so overwhelmed and broken. We found out the day he was born and didn't know anything about it. We had to do all the research at home," She said. "We found out this was the 'worst disease you've never heard of' and we were so heartbroken. Even a cuddle or a kiss can cause his skin to blister. The doctors gave us false hope because he was eating and all his vital signs were fine. Then he had a bad breakout and he was admitted to NICU on Jan 4th. "We just got back the results from the biopsies and have been told it's the worst type of EB." Brandi started a GoFundMe page to help raise $30,000 for the medical flight to get the baby to the care of experts in Ohio and also for the expensive special clothing and bandage needed to wrap Khaleel. See more graphic photos : http://www.theinfong.com/2017/01/baby-born-disease-causes-skin-fall-off-touched-graphic-photos/
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Re: Baby Born With A Disease Which Causes His Skin To Fall Off If Touched (photos) by Xcelinteriors(f): 7:41pm On Jan 23, 2017 |
Why is the mum covering her face |
Re: Baby Born With A Disease Which Causes His Skin To Fall Off If Touched (photos) by Abrupt: 8:18pm On Jan 23, 2017 |
A 2014 study classified cases into three types -- epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EBS), junctional epidermolysis bullosa (JEB), and dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB) -- and reviewed their times of death. The first two types tended to die in infancy and the last in early adulthood. Link: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidermolysis_bullosa The child won't be able to make it past adulthood. Hope for the best and expect the worst. |
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