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Published 12:11 20 Aug 2014 BST
Updated 07:32 18 Dec 2014 GMT

Kaleem, who now struggles to tie his shoelaces, wash or feed himself, was born with slightly bigger hands than normal.
His parents who earn £15 a month through father Shamim’s job as a labourer, haves struggled to help their son, with mother Haleema saying:
“When Kaleem was born his hand was twice the size of a normal baby’s. His hands were big and his fingers were long. Initially his fists were small but they began to grow large as well and his fingers also kept growing.
“We want to take him to the hospital but there have been times when money has been so low that my wife has been forced to go begging.”
Apart from his hands, Kaleen is otherwise healthy.
Although the cause of the deformity is unknown, a local doctor believes it could be either lymphangioma or hamartoma.
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