Unfortunately, suffering from spina bifida, Chinese baby Xiao Wei has had an unusual appearance with a tail on his body since birth.
Baby Xiao Wei , 7 months old, has a 10cm tail growing on his butt.
Baby Xiao Wei , 7 months old, living in Guangdong, China, was diagnosed with congenital spina bifida, myelomeningocele. It was this disease that caused a mass of extra flesh shaped like a tail to grow on baby Xiao’s butt .
Most worrying of all, baby Xiao ‘s tail is growing every week. It is known that the tail is now up to 10 cm long.
The tail tends to get longer and longer.
Myelomeningocele is the most common form of spina bifida, accounting for 94% of cases. In this form, open damage to the posterior vertebral arch leads to cerebrospinal fluid, dura mater, medullary arachnoid membrane and spinal cord protruding backward, forming a hernia in the back, midline area of the spine.
Xiao Wei ‘s mother , Chen Wei, consulted with experts about surgically removing the tail, but they said it was impossible, at least for the time being. Doctor Huang Chuanping feared the tail would grow back if he simply cut it off. Therefore, to treat the root canal, doctors will first treat the root canal.
Analyzing baby Xiao ‘s case , doctors said that normally during the first month, the fetus will develop its first neural tube structure. This is the core part to form the baby’s spine and nervous system later.
The exact cause of this disease has not yet been found, but the most commonly mentioned hypothesis is folic acid deficiency during early pregnancy.
