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Karina Babenok

“Absolute Nightmare”: 7YO With Rare Condition Sleeps With His Eyes Closed For The First Time

For the first time in his life, a little boy from Nevada was finally able to sleep with his eyes closed.

7-year-old Carter Bresee suffers from lamellar ichthyosis and ectropion, where the body creates skin cells that aren’t able to separate from one another on the surface of the skin the way they should.

Additionally, his skin has never shed fast enough, causing brown scales to form.

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