Family living with werewolf syndrome in pictures | World news
Wed 6 Nov 2013 10.12EST First published on Wed 6 Nov 2013 10.12EST Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
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 symptoms
Wed 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
