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Cherubism patients feel left out of the family

During the last period, pictures of two children suffering from a rare diseaseAnd their family appealed to the officials to intervene to treat them, as they are bullied by those who do not know their medical condition, which affected their psychological condition.–

Soon, the health of Dakahlia, headed by Dr. Saad Makki, continued with the father due to the condition of his two sons for treatment by bringing them to the International Hospital in Mansoura.

Dr. Walid Hindi, a mental health consultant, commented that the chirropism disease, the tumor of the corners of the jaw, or the disease of the angelic gaze, its name was derived from the cheeks full, the disease was discovered for the first time 1933, and 200 infected cases were recorded worldwide, and Egypt has 1% of those infected the disease.

The mental health consultant added to “Echo Al Balad”, that this disease occurs because of the loss of the bones of the lower jaw, so the body tends to compensate for this deficiency with fibrous tissue, and through it the person loses his milk teeth, and no permanent teeth appear.

He added, that patients suffer from psychological symptoms besides their disease, and they develop a disease called “Badi Image”, which is a difficulty in social adaptation with people, which makes them vulnerable to ridicule and bullying, difficulty in human communication, and lack of completion of educational stages.

Patients also feel neglected by the family and those around them in all aspects of life, suffering from family violence and being ostracized in the community and the family.

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