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Girl who bleeds without being cut baffles doctors


Twinkle Dwivedi bleeds spontaneously

Twinkle Dwivedi has a rare condition where she bleeds spontaneously from any part of her body

Villagers near her home in Uttar Pradesh, India, believe she must be cursed and shout cruel things in the street.


Indian medics now believe her condition is an extreme version of a rare blood platelet disorder for which they cannot find a cure.


"It didn't hurt. But it was scary and messy, and my friends thought it was disgusting.


Finally doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi decided she has Type 2 Platelet Disorder, a rare condition where blood is dangerously low in clotting particles.


However, a blood specialist in Britain came up with a different diagnosis and believes there may be hope.


Consultant haematologist Dr Drew Provan, of Barts Hospital in London, said:


"She may have Type II von Willebrand disease and she should see a coagulation doctor for treatment."