The local community, even Hassa’s grandmother, shunned him. His mother, Mrs. Jahanara Begum, is urgently pleading with the Bangladesh government to help her son diagnose and treat the disease that took away his childhood.
“The children hate it, and everyone shuns it because they think it’s dirty. My son has had to stay at home for 8 years because if he goes out, everyone is scared and whispers unpleasant words, including his grandmother. He always cries because of pain”
Ms.Begum said.
Hassa is the third child of Mrs. Begum. When he was born in Dona Raninagar village, Naogaon district, northern Bangladesh, the boy was completely healthy.
However, when Hassa was 12 days old, Hassa’s father, Mr. Abl Kalam Azad – a truck driver – discovered that his child had a rash. The couple was skeptical at first because they thought the boy was bitten by a mosquito. But after 3 months, the rash spread and her skin began to scab over.
Hassan and parents.
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Even though he went to many doctors for treatment, the boy’s condition did not improve. Finally, Mrs. Begm and her husband stopped trying to treat their son.
“They said he had a rare skin disease but no one could cure it.
I have no money left. In the past, when driving saved 10 pounds, I also took it to the doctor. Now even my savings are gone” – Mr. Azad complained.
Pediatrician Mohammad Emdadul Haqe said: “The boy came to us for treatment. It is a rare skin disease. We do not often receive such cases. It’s hard to say what disease the boy has. We advised the family to refer the boy to a dermatology specialist.
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