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Boy With Werewolf Syndrome Hopes For Cure

Pruthviraj Patil has tried a many things to cure himself of the hypertrichosis that ails him, but to no avail.

Hypertrichosis, a rare genetic condition that is also known as Werewolf Syndrome, causes 11-year-old Pruthviraj’s body to be covered with thick, matted hair, reports London’s Daily Telegraph.

Pruthviraj, who is from the district of Sangli, near Bombay, India, is one of 50 people in the world who suffers from the condition, according to the newspaper.

 

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12 Responses to “Boy With Werewolf Syndrome Hopes For Cure”

Comment by Harry Ballseck

Certain parts of my body suffer from this condition too.

 
Comment by fred m

What is his problem? He can get a job doing Geico commercials.

 
Comment by fred m

I bet not one of the 50 who have this condition is a eunuch.

 
Comment by Butch Oaktie, SC

Hope they can do something for him, because no one should live like that.

 
Comment by c westell

my son son suffers from severe cardiomyopathy and would trade conditions in a heartbeat…… no pun intended. :-(

 
Comment by Jimmie G

That’s a hairy situation, but I am sure he will pull through. I wonder if he gets poop stuck in his fur like a bear does? I also wonder how many of the 50 are chicks…talk about having a big bush.

 
Comment by jc

hey – do the neighbors complain when it’s a full moon !!!???!!

 
Comment by jaycee

do the neighbors complain when it’s a full moon !!????

 
Comment by cw

Pruthviraj,

I’m a fat ugly old man and people stare at me as well. I can’t answer your mother’s question fo why God would do this to you. I can say with all my heart that I believe god loves you and I both dearly. So dearly that he endured the cross to save us. Your religious beliefs are not my issue. I’ve stated mine.

If you can get to the States, you and your’s are welcome to stay in my guest room. When we go out together, they can stare at both of us. I’m not easily intimadated. Still, you never really get used to it. Surely, Fox News, as owner of this site, can get us in contact with each other to see if we’re compatable.

Yours,

cw

 
Comment by Jamie

I am very sorry that this child must live with this condition and be made to feel different than everyone else or that something is wrong with him because of the way he was born. However, I am even more sorry that out of the nine previously posted comments, only one had any compassion whatsoever (the last one; from CW). I never post, but when I read this particular article I wanted to tell this child that God has a reason for everything under the sun and no man may ever know his reasons. I’m sure he may wish to be like or look just like the other children, but I think he is simply adorable just the way he is. God bless you Pruthviraj.

 
Comment by Lindsey

I can’t believe how many bullies have commented on this story. Where is the compassion? If you had to walk around in his shoes for one day you would take back your childish, ignorant comments. May this little boy and his family feel the comfort that only God can bring them and continue to live his life to the fullest. To those of you who made those horrible comments…what goes around comes around!

 
Comment by Michelle Liakakis

I am in awe at the insensitive and cruel commentary of the little boy with hypertrichosis by FOX News and Friends anchors (between 9:30 and 10a) this Sunday morning. For an anchor to laughingly make reference to a silver bullet being a possible cure to the little boy’s problem is (a) the worst punchline to the sickest joke I’ve ever heard; and (b) unprofessional and uncharacteristic of FOX.

My husband and I are were incensed by the uncaring and unfeeling attitude of the panel. An apology is owed to the family of the little boy along with others who suffer from this rare condition.

Liakakis Family
Savannah, Georgia

 

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