A baby who has two tubes growing out
of his face instead of nose has been born and given the name Baby Angelito
(meaning little angel) by his parents.
Doctors say despite the deformed nose, the youngster is perfectly normal following his birth in the city of Chimbote, Peru.
Paediatrician
Jose Castillo, who’s looked after him since his birth, explained to
local media that the strange condition was the result of a very rare
genetic deformity which happens once in every 10 million to 15 million
births.
He said the child is stable and his heart and respiratory system are also working fine.
The baby was transferred from his home in Nuevo Chimbote to hospital,
some 600k’s away, where he will undergo an operation on the double
nose.
The hospital’s neonatal care boss Carlos Arrestegui Ramos
said: “He doesn’t have difficulty breathing now, but he will need
plastic surgery.”
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