Boy, 10, with 'elephant legs' fights for his life

willmunny1990

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4317802/Vincent-Oketch-10-with-elephant-legs-fights-for-his-life.html

A BOY of ten is fighting for his life after his legs swelled to "elephant size" — but no one knows how to treat him.

Vincent Oketch, ten, is thought to have a lymphatic problem that caused the swelling to grow over time.

He is also believed to suffer from elephantitis and tissue deformity while the swelling has left him with a dislocated hip and broken ankles.

But tests suggest he also has necrotising fasciitis — which could lead to his legs being amputated to save his life.

The conflicting diagnosis mean doctors in Kampala, Uganda, are confused as to how to treat the lad.

Now medic Isaac Osire, who runs an organisation called EDYAC that helps children from poor villages get medical treatment, is appealing to British experts for help to save the boy, from rural Peta.

He said: “We desperately need a British doctor, or foreign medical expert, who can offer advice about Vincent’s case.

“The case is extremely complex and we’d like to find out if there is anything that can be done to save his legs.”

Picture contained in the link. horrible disease, it reminds me of the tree man.

Nothingbetter2d

edit: the prince of nigeria should pay for his treatment... after all he did get a big inheritence.

davet82

the discovery channel are gonna be all over this, the sick fcukers

wp_rathead

Nothingbetter2d

davet82 wrote: »

the discovery channel are gonna be all over this, the sick fcukers

i dont mind them make a tv show out of it provided they pay for the kid's treatment

davet82

Nothingbetter2d wrote: »

i dont mind them make a tv show out of it provided they pay for the kid's treatment

i stand corrected...

partyatmygaff

Looks like a seriously bad case of lymphoedema. Hopefully someone from the UK or elsewhere can do something for him as a result of the publicity.

Born to Die

Poor kid.

Felexicon

It's in Uganda


DAMN YOU JOSEPH KONY!!!!!!!!!!!

Stiffler2

There's a zing and a pun here, but I'll be damned if I can think of one.....

castletownman

Stiffler2 wrote: »

There's a zing and a pun here, but I'll be damned if I can think of one.....

Looking for a pun for a bad situation?

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