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Akanksha Soni & Kieren Williams

Girl, 4, forced to eat 2,100 calories a day due to rare condition that makes skin grow

A four-year-old girl is forced to consume 2,100 calories a day because of a rare condition that makes her skin grow quickly.

Anna Riley, from New York, USA, suffers from Harlequin Ichthyosis, a rare condition which causes skin to grow far faster than normal.

This leads to the top layer of her skin not forming correctly, causing severe dryness and redness, which affects Anna's entire body.

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