smallest girl in the world, Charlotte Garside was born 6 years ago in England.Charlotte became famous because of his illness.When her mother, Emma Garside, was pregnant, doctors diagnosed fetal intrauterine dwarfism, and a girl was born with a weight of 800 grams and an increase of 20 centimeters.
Charlotte Garside was so tiny, that was placed in the palm of the doctor who took delivery.The girl was 4 weeks ahead of schedule, and the doctor was afraid that she will not live after birth and two days.But, contrary to the predictions of doctors, Charlotte survived, though not without the help of an incubator for newborns in which it doraschivat to full term.
second forecast, which gave doctors after discharge, lay in the fact that the smallest girl in the world will not live up to two years.But Charlotte has survived six years old, and today she goes to school with normal children.
Charlotte Before it was thought that Jyoti Amge - is the smallest girl in the world (India, Nagpur).Growth Jyoti fifteen years was 58 cm, and she weighed 5 kg.With these data Jyoti hit the Guinness Book of Records.Jyoti But now more than 20 years, and its growth has passed the mark of a little 60 centimeters.
Height Charlotte Charlotte
growth in five years was 60 centimeters and a weight of 3.5 kg, so today it is considered that it keeps primacy as the smallest girl in the world.
When the baby was brought home from the hospital, parents and sisters stared at the wrapped in diapers beautiful doll, and did not dare to take on his hands.She seemed so small and fragile that her family were afraid to break the spine.
diagnosis
Charlotte Charlotte was diagnosed with primordial dwarfism.What is it?Primordial dwarfism - it is not genetically transferred gene, a genetic disorder during pregnancy.That is, Charlotte could be born perfectly healthy child, like all children.The reason for the genetic disorders in the case of Charlotte is unknown.Gardies Emma and her husband - ordinary people who've never worked with poisons and chemicals and have been in areas of high radiation, they are not alcoholics or drug addicts, do not smoke cigarettes and lead a normal life.
known that the diagnosis of "primordial dwarfism" put a little, and the world has no more than 100 cases.Unlike many dwarfs, Charlotte is proportional to the development of all parts of the body.It grows very slowly.Her waist is not 35 centimeters.Looking at her, you can not guess what it is a dwarf, and think: "She was not more than two years."If primordial dwarfism man grows up to ninety centimeters, so the growth of Charlotte predestined.
What eats the smallest girl in the world
Charlotte esophagus is very small, so eat a full meal as healthy people, it can not.When she was still quite crumbs, she had to constantly feed the milk mixture through a tube connected, which connects with the probe.As they get older, Charlotte started to use ordinary food, such as sandwiches, but because of a shortage of nutrients and calories, which are necessary for development and growth, it is still fed through a tube.Gavage procedure takes 5 hours per day.That is Charlotte every day, connected to a special machine feeding.It is often sick, so high-grade feed to get the daily requirement of the body of nutrients, is quite difficult.
What else is sick is the smallest girl in the world
1. Charlotte lagging behind in development and yet can not be fully speak, though, and gave it to a regular school.Her communication is reduced to a few subtle words, sounds and gestures that she learned through native sisters.She realizes that she is told, and with gestures shows letters which read native words.According to the school curriculum is already behind Charlotte for two years, but the parents do not want to give it to a special school for mentally retarded children.Her family believe that their daughter is more suitable school for normal children.
2. Charlotte hyperactive and can not sit still.She turns, spins, and, despite the problems in walking, constantly trying to get up and go.Her hyperactivity gives some difficulties to parents and sisters.There is always the risk that Charlotte will fall and get broken, but the family have become accustomed to and cope with the help of a walker and a variety of other devices.More often it is very irritated, and relatives are always trying to please her.
3. Charlotte poor eyesight, so she was forced from childhood to wear glasses with very thick lenses.As head of her small, parents put her glasses on an elastic band.
4. Charlotte liver problems and a weak immune system.
Despite her illness, Charlotte's parents are very happy that they had a dwarf child, and say that without it, a small and fun, can not imagine their lives.
