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Medical anomaly: Know the giant man in UK who is 7ft tall and is still growing

New Delhi: Robert Smith, a  24-year-old man suffers from proteus syndrome, which causes his bones and skin to grow in an abnormal way. He is 7 feet tall and still growing.This medical condition has made

India TV News Desk Updated on: November 04, 2013 7:03 IST


He was born by Caesarean section and doctors said he would only live for a month.



Later Robert was diagnosed with hydrocephalus and taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge.

He started fitting as a baby and had eight shunts draining fluid from his brain by the time he was two.

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