The smallest girl in the world - primordial dwarfism

The smallest girl in the world, Charlotte Garside, was born 6 years ago in England. Charlotte was famous because of her illness. When her mother, Emma Garside, was pregnant, doctors diagnosed fetal uterine dwarfism, and the girl was born with a weight of 800 grams and an increase of 20 centimeters.

Charlotte Garside was so tiny that it was placed in the palm of the doctor who was taking delivery. The girl appeared 4 weeks ahead of schedule, and the doctor was afraid that she would not live after childbirth and two days. But, contrary to the doctors' forecasts, Charlotte survived, true, not without the help of an incubator for newborns, in which she was grown to the full term.

The second prediction, which the doctors gave after discharge, was that the smallest girl in the world would not live to be two years old. But Charlotte has already lived to six years, and today she goes to school with ordinary children.

Prior to Charlotte it was believed that Yoti Amge is the smallest girl in the world (India, Nagpur). Yoti's height at the age of fifteen was 58 cm, and she weighed 5 kg. With these data, Yoti got into the Guinness Book of Records. But now Yoti is more than 20 years old, and her height has slightly crossed the mark of 60 centimeters.

Growth of Charlotte

Growth Charlotte in five years was 60 centimeters, and weight 3.5 kg, so today it is believed that she holds the lead as the smallest girl in the world.

When the baby was brought home from the hospital, parents and sisters stared at the beautiful doll, wrapped in a diaper, for a long time, and did not dare to take it in their arms. She seemed so small and fragile that her family was afraid to break her spine.

Diagnosis of Charlotte

Charlotte was diagnosed with primordial dwarfism. What is it? Primordial dwarfism is not a genetically transmitted gene, but a genetic disorder during pregnancy. That is, Charlotte could have been born quite a healthy child, like all children. The cause of the genetic disorder in the case of Charlotte is unknown. Emma Gardies and her husband are ordinary people who have never worked with poisons and chemicals and have not been in places of increased radiation, they are not alcoholics or drug addicts, do not smoke cigarettes and lead a normal lifestyle.

It is known that the diagnosis of "primordial dwarfism" is put to little, and in the world there are not more than 100 cases. Unlike many dwarfs, Charlotte proportionally develop all parts of the body. It grows very slowly. Her waist does not have 35 centimeters. Looking at her, you can not guess that she is a dwarf, and think: "She is not more than two years old." With primordial dwarfism a man grows to ninety centimeters, so Charlotte's growth is predetermined.

What does the smallest girl in the world eat?

Charlotte has a very small esophagus, so she can not eat full-fledged food like healthy people. When the girl was still very small, she had to constantly feed the milk mixture through a connected tube, which was connected to the probe. As she grew up, Charlotte began eating normal foods, such as sandwiches, but because of the shortage of nutrients and calories that are necessary for development and growth, she is still fed through the tube. The procedure for feeding through the probe takes 5 hours a day. That is, Charlotte every day connect to a special device for feeding. It often makes you sick, so it's quite difficult to feed fully, so that the body receives a daily nutrient norm.

What else is sick the smallest girl in the world

1. Charlotte lags behind in development and can not yet fully speak, although she was sent to a regular school. Her communication is reduced to a few subtle words, sounds and gestures, which she learned through her own sisters. She understands what they say to her, and with the help of her gestures she shows the letters that her family read the words. According to the school curriculum, Charlotte is already two years behind, but her parents do not want to give her to a special school for mentally retarded children. Her family believes that their daughter is more suitable school for ordinary children.

2. Charlotte is hyperactive and can not sit still. She turns, spins, and, despite the problems in walking, constantly trying to get up and go. Her hyperactivity delivers certain difficulties to parents and sisters. There is always a risk that Charlotte will fall and get a fracture, but the family is already accustomed and cope with the help of various walkers and other devices. Still she very often happens is angry, and native always try to please her.

3. Charlotte has poor eyesight, so she has to wear glasses with very thick lenses since her childhood. Because her head is small, parents put on her glasses on an elastic band.

4. Charlotte has liver problems and weak immunity.

Despite all her illnesses, Charlotte's parents are very happy that they have a dwarf kid, and they say that without her, so small and cheerful, they no longer represent their life.