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Family living with werewolf syndrome – in pictures
Reuters photographer Navesh Chitrakar documents a family in Nepal who suffer from congenital hypertrichosis lanuginosa, a very rare disease that causes excessive body hair growth, sometimes referred to as werewolf syndrome. They are undergoing laser hair removal to lessen their symptomsWed 6 Nov 2013 10.12 EST First published on Wed 6 Nov 2013 10.12 EST
Niraj Budhathoki, 12, looks towards the sky in Kharay, Nepal Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterDevi Budhathoki and three of her children, Manjura, Mandira and Niraj, suffer from congenital hypertrichosis lanuginosa Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterMandira, seven, poses for a photograph as she plays outside her home Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterManjura sits next to her younger sister Mandira as she eats lunch in the kitchen of their home Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterNiraj washes himself at a stone spout Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterMandira stands next to her friend outside a classroom at their school Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterManjura studies in a classroom at a school in Kharay Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterDevi Budhathoki cooks food on a fire in her kitchen Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterNiraj and Mandira do their homework Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterNiraj reacts to pain while undergoing laser hair removal treatment Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterManjura poses for a photograph before undergoing laser hair removal treatment Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterManjura rests on a hospital bed as a nurse prepares her for laser hair removal treatment at Dhulikhel hospital in Kavre, on the outskirts of Kathmandu Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterManjura poses for a photograph after undergoing hair removal treatment Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
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