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The 'snake Boy' Who Has Shed His Skin Every 41 Days Since He Was Born-dailymail by Nobody: 4:54pm On Sep 24, 2014 |
[img]http://aitonline.tv/admin_controller/generalItem/NewsImages/4814.jpg[/img] Ari Wibowo sheds his skin like a snake every 41 days and must constantly smear his body with moisturiser to stop it hardening and seizing up. The Indonesian teenager has a rare skin condition that doctors in Indonesia have been unable or unwilling to treat and which has left him with an extraordinary appearance. He suffers from Erythroderma, an inflammatory skin disease also known as 'red man syndrome', that causes the skin over almost the entire body to become scaly and flake off. Ari has shed his skin every 41 days since he was born 16 years ago. He must soak his body in water every hour - night and day - and smear himself with lotion every three hours to prevent drying out. Photographer Nurcholis Anhari Lubis, 35, has documented the little boy’s condition as part of an essay project and describes the boy's skin condition as ‘scaly like a snake about to shed his skin’. ‘It’s really sad because he was not born normally and has scaly skin all over his body, similar to being severely burnt, from the sole of his feet up to his head,’ Mr Lubis told Daily Mail Australia. ‘If the boy doesn't moisturise or soak his skin in water, his body would shrivel and harden up like a sculpture and he won't be able to move,' Mr Lubis said. 'If he leaves it unattended for too long, he won’t be able to speak because the wrinkles inside his mouth would go hard and it would dry out all his blood in his body.' Mr Lubis said Ari's family were told by doctors at the hospital where he was born that it did not have the resources to treat the condition, and asked them to take the infant away. He and his family now live by a routine of constant washing and dressing his skin with creams. Still, the boy is trying to live a normal life in his village. 'He eats normal food like everyone else and his favourite snacks are instant noodles and crackers,' Mr Lubis said. ‘He had trouble making friends when he was younger and would often go and play with the other kids but most of the time, they would avoid him because he is different to everyone else.' Ari is taking lessons, but is forced to study alone because of ignorance about his condition in the community. ‘No schools are willing to accept him because they fear his skin condition would be contagious to teachers and other students,' Mr Lubis said. Ari also suffers prejudice because of superstitions in his village. Mr Lubis said many people blame Ari's condition on a superstition that if a woman mistreats animals while she is pregnant then it will affect her unborn child. Some people believe Ari's mother ‘tortured a lizard’ she found in the family home when she was pregnant with Ari. ‘I do not believe the myths but in Indonesia, there are still a lot of people who believe this,’ Mr Lubis said. Jakarta-based Mr Lubis spent four days with the little boy and his family. ‘When I approached Ari for a photo shoot, he looked very shy but didn't feel embarrassed and was happy to share his story,’ he said. ‘My interests have been to document lives and the way humans live in their own world, interacting with it and struggling to change it into their own way.' Ari has trouble talking because of the condition and the vision in his right eye is impaired, while the left must be kept moist with constant drops |
Re: The 'snake Boy' Who Has Shed His Skin Every 41 Days Since He Was Born-dailymail by Nobody: 5:16pm On Sep 24, 2014 |
Re: The 'snake Boy' Who Has Shed His Skin Every 41 Days Since He Was Born-dailymail by fnep2smooth(m): 5:17pm On Sep 24, 2014 |
i pity him. Sorry |
Re: The 'snake Boy' Who Has Shed His Skin Every 41 Days Since He Was Born-dailymail by Extom(m): 6:36pm On Sep 24, 2014 |
The only surprising thing to me is that he's from Indonesia, and not India. With all the abnormalities and human deformity in India, I'm sometimes forced to think that there is a "China Human Maker" somewhere, who is "refurbishing" them. |
Re: The 'snake Boy' Who Has Shed His Skin Every 41 Days Since He Was Born-dailymail by Nobody: 7:41pm On Sep 24, 2014 |
Extom: The only surprising thing to me is that he's from Indonesia, and not India.bro I don't understand you. |
Re: The 'snake Boy' Who Has Shed His Skin Every 41 Days Since He Was Born-dailymail by Nobody: 7:52pm On Sep 24, 2014 |
Extom: The only surprising thing to me is that he's from Indonesia, and not India.lol. 1 Like |
Re: The 'snake Boy' Who Has Shed His Skin Every 41 Days Since He Was Born-dailymail by Extom(m): 9:06pm On Sep 24, 2014 |
Nobleval: bro I don't understand you.Not for the weak hearted. |
Re: The 'snake Boy' Who Has Shed His Skin Every 41 Days Since He Was Born-dailymail by Nobody: 10:56pm On Sep 24, 2014 |
Extom:huh? Do I look like a weakling to you? |
Re: The 'snake Boy' Who Has Shed His Skin Every 41 Days Since He Was Born-dailymail by Extom(m): 1:24am On Sep 25, 2014 |
Nobleval: huh? Do I look like a weakling to you?let it slide man. Why are you digging for water in a desert? You might not look like a weakling(though I can't see you), but the idea of trying to blow this out of proportion by sounding pained, is not a trait of the strong. #LastReplyThough |
Re: The 'snake Boy' Who Has Shed His Skin Every 41 Days Since He Was Born-dailymail by Nobody: 12:57pm On Sep 25, 2014 |
Extom:I don't understand you bro. |
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