Twinkle Dwivedi bleeds from her eyes, nose, hairline, neck and soles of her feet / Barcroft Pacific
- Bleeding from eyes, hairline for three years
- Occurs up to 50 times a day
- May suffer from a mild clotting disorder
A GIRL who bleeds from her eyes and other parts of her body without any apparent injury or cut has left doctors baffled.
Twinkle Dwivedi, a 14-year-old who lives in northern India, has been spontaneously bleeding from her eyes, nose, hairline, neck and soles of her feet for the last three years, UK tabloid The Sun reports.
The bleeding can happen up to 50 times a day and result in the loss of litres of blood.
“I bleed from my eyes, my hands, my head, from everywhere. From my ears and nose as well,” Twinkle said.
“It doesn’t hurt when the bleeding starts. But it makes me tired and sometimes I have headaches.”
Because of the bleeding Twinkle has been unable to attend her school in Lucknar, Uttar Pradesh.
Dr George Buchanan, an expert haematologist from the US, examined Twinkle in a Mumbai hospital but was unable to explain the strange condition.
“I’ve never seen a case of someone who bleeds spontaneously from their scalp or their palms, or read about it in medical history,’ Dr George Buchanan said.
“It doesn’t seem physically possible for blood to seep through intact skin.
“But I saw no signs of cuts or bruising anywhere on her body.”
Dr Buchanan and his team believe tests may show that Twinkle has a mild clotting disorder, which keeps her blood from coagulating properly but this is not enough to explain her strange condition.
Twinkle will be the subject of a documentary to be aired on UK Channel 4 later this week. Stay tuned for more information on the girl who weeps blood.