On Monday, Gharbia Governorate in northern Egypt witnessed a rare case where a baby girl covered in pure wax was born.
Al-Mahalla General Hospital received a rare birth of a baby girl in serious health condition, as she was born with her whole body surrounded by wax, while doctors were baffled to explain the cause of the condition they were first facing.
The medical staff decided to place the baby in hospital incubators and place her under full medical observation, while the wax was found to be attached to the baby’s body as it had formed as a complete fetus in the mother’s womb.
Dr. Osama Bulbul, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health in Gharbia, gave instructions to draw up a periodic report on the child’s condition, and to ensure the provision of care that coincides with her health conditions, according to a specific and complete program .
For its part, the medical staff revealed that the cause of the baby’s condition could be due to consanguineous marriage and the presence of a defect in the genes that leads to a serious skin defect at birth, which is a rare disease called “collodion”. baby”, indicating that the girl’s recovery rates are weak, due to the inherited genes and reproductive factor in the baby. The mother and the components of her womb.
