Baby Boy Born with Rare Condition That Makes Him Looks Like an Elderly Man

A baby boy has been born in Magura, Bangladesh, with a rare condition that makes him look like "an 80 year-old man".

People are likening him to a real life Benjamin Button.

The tot has a wrinkled face and skin, shrunken body and sunken eyes.

Born in the district of Magura, Bangladesh, on Sunday, the newborn suffers from the rare condition called Progeria.

One medic, who has been treating the little boy said:”The baby does not look like a new born at all.

"There are prominent signs of ageing such as excessive wrinkles and rough skin texture."

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However, the parents of the baby are jubilant with the birth of their ‘miracle’ child.

Biswajit Patro, a farmer, was ecstatic and couldn't hold back his happiness over the arrival of his son.

He said of the birth: "We can only thank God. There is no need to be unhappy about the appearance of my son.

"We will accept him the way he is. We are so happy to have a baby boy in the house."

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