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British woman allergic to water
Wednesday March 14, 2012 12:09:23 PM,
IANS
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London: A
27-year-old British woman suffers from an extremely rare condition
where she is allergic to water and even her tears and
perspiration.
Katie Dell - a resident of Flint, North Wales - suffers from
aquagenic urticaria, a rare syndrome that has affected just 35
people in the whole world, the Daily Mail reported.
Dell cannot cry because her own tears bring out a painful rash. A
bath triggers burning inflammation and she even gave up a job as
dance teacher because her perspiration caused a painful reaction
on her skin.
"Sometimes I feel like a prisoner in my own home. I have days
where I want to crawl into bed and cry but of course, I can't.
Someone said I could die from it but I don't want to know about my
life expectancy. Until they find a cure I just have to live with
it. I'm taking each day as it comes," Dell said.
Dell's symptoms began at 16 when she had her tonsils removed.
Her 32-year-old husband, Andy, has given up his job as a delivery
driver to be her full-time carer.
There is currently no known cure for the condition but Dell is
trialling a new drug to try to control her condition.
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