Unprecedented Medical Mystery: Infant Boy’s Tail Grows Longer Every Day!
Baby boy Xiao Wei was born with spina bifida, a neural tube defect in which the patient’s bone spurs are open or the spine is not completely closed. The spinal cord is an extremely important part, responsible for connecting all parts of the body with the brain. The exact cause of the disease is currently unknown, but lack of folic acid before and after pregnancy is believed to be one of the factors causing this disease.
The boy’s mother, Ms. Chen Wei, from Guangdong, China, said she had repeatedly asked the surgeon to remove the “tail” but experts said it could not be done at this time.
Ms. Chen said: “We asked the hospital to perform surgery to remove the “tail” but they said it was not simple.”
Spina bifida is often an independent birth defect. Although scientists believe that genetic and environmental factors may contribute to the disease, 95% of babies with spina bifida are born into families with no history of the disorder.
