The shortest man in China - measuring just 72.5-centimeter tall and weighing 9 kilograms - hoped to grow another 40 cm with the help of growth hormone injections, but found he cannot afford them.
Wu Kang, 23, a resident in Hubei province, who has the height and weight of a 1-year-old baby, went to Shenyang, capital of Liaoning province, for medical treatment.
The doctors found that he suffers from growth hormone deficiency caused by pituitary dwarfism and said that he could increase his height by 40 cm within five years if he has growth hormone injections.
However, the treatment will cost at least 1.8 million yuan (RM836,984), which is beyond the means of his family.
Source: China Daily/ANN
A doctor measuring Wu Kang who suffers from growth hormone deficiency
Warm Regard, Sara Pandian
Wu Kang, 23, a resident in Hubei province, who has the height and weight of a 1-year-old baby, went to Shenyang, capital of Liaoning province, for medical treatment.
The doctors found that he suffers from growth hormone deficiency caused by pituitary dwarfism and said that he could increase his height by 40 cm within five years if he has growth hormone injections.
However, the treatment will cost at least 1.8 million yuan (RM836,984), which is beyond the means of his family.
Source: China Daily/ANN
A doctor measuring Wu Kang who suffers from growth hormone deficiencyWarm Regard, Sara Pandian
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