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Jade Culver & Aaliyah Rugg

Woman allergic to sunlight has to live like 'real-life vampire' or endure unbearable pain

A woman's rare skin condition turns her into a real-life vampire as she is forced to cover herself "head to toe".

Bex Bergman, 31, can be seen wearing a black-out cloak to manage her rare allergy that leaves her skin covered in painful hives when exposed to sunlight.

The condition, called solar urticaria, causes an itchy rash or hives to appear on her skin forcing her to either stay in her house during the day or cover up from head to toe in specially designed clothes.

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