Mandira Budhathoki poses for a photograph as she plays outside her home in Kharay, Dolkha District
Mandira Budhathoki, 7, poses for a photograph in Kharay, Dolkha District, some 190 km (118 miles) northeast of Kathmandu September 14, 2013. Devi Budhathoki and three of her children, Manjura, Mandira, and Niraj all suffer from Congenital Hypertrichosis Lanuginosa, a very rare disease that causes excessive body hair growth, and which is sometimes referred to as “werewolf syndrome”. They are undergoing laser hair removal in order to lessen their symptoms. Picture taken September 14, 2013. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL – Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY)
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