Ten-year-old Carlo Mendoza has had a lump in his left eye since he was three years previous. According to his mom Rhea, it began as a small lump and grew bigger because the boy acquired older, inflicting her son to get bullied.
Carlo was dropped at medical specialists by the GMA Kapuso Foundation to have the lump in his left eye checked, as featured on “24 Oras,” Friday, which can be World Neurofibromatosis Awareness Day.
He was first dropped at ophthalmologist Dr. Michelle Dagta for a checkup.
Dr. Dagta defined that neurofibromatosis, significantly the primary sort, is a illness that causes small lumps or tumors to develop on the physique’s nerves.
“‘Yung kay Carl, specifically, mas nag-mamanifest po siya sa mata,” she mentioned. “Goal po natin mabawasan ‘yung parang tumor, hopefully mag-undergo po siya ng surgery.”
[Carlo’s (neurofibromatosis), specifically, manifests more in the eye. Our goal is to reduce the tumor, hopefully he undergoes surgery]
Dr. Dagta added that one in 3,000 folks has neurofibromatosis.
Carlo was additionally dropped at dermatologist Dr. Grace Beltran to have the pores and skin on his wounds brought on by the illness checked.
“Ang pinaka main manifestation nito ay severe itching and pain, pero pwede natin siya bigyan sa skin para temporarily to aid him to control the symptoms,” mentioned Dr. Beltran.
[The main manifestation of this is severe itching and pain, but we can give something for his skin to temporarily aid him to control the symptoms]
For extra info on the right way to donate to Carlo, go to GMA Kapuso Foundation’s web site.
— CDC, GMA Integrated News
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