{"id":11667,"date":"2016-09-28T18:18:30","date_gmt":"2016-09-28T18:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=11667"},"modified":"2016-09-28T18:18:30","modified_gmt":"2016-09-28T18:18:30","slug":"a-rare-medical-condition-makes-this-newborn-resemble-an-80-year-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=11667","title":{"rendered":"A rare medical condition makes this newborn resemble an 80-year-old"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=10838&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"artBanner\">\n<p class=\"artAuthor\">A boy with a rare medical condition known as progeria has been born to a couple in Bangladesh\u2019s\u00a0Bhulbaria village.<\/p>\n<p class=\"artAuthor\">Born to Parul Patro, wife of Biswajit Patro, a poor farmer in Bhulbaria village, the infant has wrinkles on his face, hollow eyes and a shrunken body. Reportedly, those suffering from progeria\u00a0age\u00a0eight times faster than others.<\/p>\n<p class=\"artAuthor\"><strong>A rare condition is turning this boy\u2019s hands and feet into trees<a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Old-baby.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11668\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Old-baby-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"old-baby\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Old-baby-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Old-baby-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Old-baby-80x80.jpg 80w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Old-baby-40x40.jpg 40w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Old-baby-64x64.jpg 64w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Old-baby-75x75.jpg 75w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Old-baby.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"artAuthor\">The mother, along with other family members, is ecstatic about\u00a0the baby\u2019s arrival. On being\u00a0told\u00a0that\u00a0his second child resembles him, Biswajit said, \u201cOur first child Aparna, has taken after her mother. But my boy looks like me, and I am happy,\u201d\u00a0<em>India Today<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"artAuthor\">On\u00a0being asked if he was\u00a0worried about his son\u2019s condition\u00a0or\u00a0his looks, the overjoyed father of two said,\u00a0\u201cI am not unhappy, nor do I feel any sorrow that my son is different.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"artAuthor\"><strong>Bangladesh\u2019s \u2018Tree Man\u2019 undergoes successful surgery<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"artAuthor\">According to reports, most patients suffering from progeria die at a young age. The family, however, hopes that the baby will grow into a healthy boy.\u00a0\u201cThe baby looks old because his father also looks more than his age. I just hope that the baby will lead a long and healthy life,\u201d the infant\u2019s\u00a0maternal uncle said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"main-content\">\n<p>Doctors at the hospital said both the mother and baby\u00a0were doing well.<\/p>\n<p><em>This article originally appeared on India Today.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><code><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=10838&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/code><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A boy with a rare medical condition known as progeria has been born to a couple in Bangladesh\u2019s\u00a0Bhulbaria village. 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