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Medical condition of West Bengal teenager

Overview

In Murshidabad, West Bengal, a teenager named Iqbal Sheikh has spent approximately five years submerged in a pond to alleviate intense, burning physical pain. While local residents initially considered the cause to be spiritual or supernatural, medical experts have offered clinical explanations. One assessment identified the condition as anhidrosis, a disorder where the body fails to sweat normally, causing overheating. Subsequent reports suggested the symptoms might be linked to erythromelalgia, a rare condition involving skin redness, warmth, and burning sensations.

Following the viral spread of footage documenting Sheikh’s condition, billionaire Anant Ambani reportedly intervened to provide support. The teenager is being transported over 2,000 kilometers to Mumbai to undergo comprehensive medical evaluations and diagnostic testing by specialists to establish a definitive treatment plan.

Entities

Murshidabad · West Bengal · Iqbal Sheikh · Mumbai · Anant Ambani

Timeline

  1. 6 days ago

    [HEALTH] 5 sources
    Indian teenager seeks relief from skin pain by living in a pond

    A 16-year-old Indian boy who spent five years in a pond to soothe painful skin burning is being moved to Mumbai for specialist medical testing, potentially for the rare condition erythromelalgia.

  2. 15 days ago

    [HEALTH] 2 sources
    Murshidabad teenager seeks relief in water due to anhidrosis

    A teenager in Murshidabad, West Bengal, spends days in a pond to soothe intense burning sensations caused by anhidrosis, a medical condition that prevents the body from sweating.

Sources

boldmedya.com · cumhuriyet.com.tr · guvengazetesi.com.tr · kindje.nl · viaggioneltempo.com