Smallest woman now a bit taller, thanks (eastday.com) Updated: 2005-03-30 09:20
This January, Zhu, went to a hospital in
Nanjing to receive some treatment
[Xinhua] | Zhu Haizhen, listed in the
Great Guinness World Records as the world's shortest female grown-up, has grown
four centimeters taller after two months of treatment.
Born in October
1984 in Gao'an, a city in east China's Jiangxi Province, Zhu was confirmed as
"the world's shortest female grown- up" by the Shanghai-based Great Guinness
World Records in 2004 for her height of 79 centimeters.
Zhu suffered from
a serious illness when she was one year old which stunted her growth in later
years. When she was 20, she was only 79 cm tall and weighed 10 kg. With short
arms and legs, Zhu could only toddle like a baby.
In January 2005, Zhu
was taken to the Nanjing Gulou Chinese Medicine Hospital in Nanjing, capital of
east China's Jiangsu Province. She was diagnosed with pituitary dwarfism, a rare
disease that occurs in less than one in 100,000 people. The hospital promised
free treatment for her.
In the next two months, Zhu took traditional
Chinese medicine prescribed by the hospital but did not undergo surgery. After
two months of treatment, Zhu reached 83 cm and gained four kilograms in
weight.
Zhu said that she is satisfied with her current height and will
not receive further treatment.
"I am much happier to see her walking
improved." said Hu Liying, Zhu's grandmother.
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