What Is Congenital Melanocytic Nevus?

Congenital melanocyte nevus is an extremely rare condition with an incidence of only about 1/2000 in newborns. The patient showed a super kilogram of "meat mole" weighing several kilograms on his back, shaped like a giant "turtle shell".

Congenital melanocyte nevus

Congenital melanocyte nevus is an extremely rare condition with an incidence of only about 1/2000 in newborns. ^[1]

In July 2014, Didier, a 6-year-old boy, lived in a remote village in Colombia. It is reported that Didier's parents are local ordinary villagers.

After Didier was born,

The doctors once thought that he would die, but he survived tenaciously. As he grows older, the "turtle shell" on Didier's back grows along with his body, spreading to more than half the surface of his body, weighing several kilograms.

Didier has been regarded as an "ominous thing" by the villagers since he was young. He was worried that he would bring bad luck to the whole village. They did not allow Didier to go to school or play with other children.

After hearing the story of Turtle Boy, the famous British plastic surgeon Burstrod flew to Colombia to remove Didier s Turtle Shell on his back, and seamlessly covered the newly transplanted skin to Di On his back, Didier has recovered miraculously and is expected to lead a normal life like other children. ^[1]