Our reporter Wang Kara and correspondent Zhang Bojun learned that in the past year, 12-year-old Feng Fan (a pseudonym) has been seriously troubled by a strange disease. He has grown 20 centimeters in height, gained 80 pounds in weight, become irritable, and unwilling to communicate with others. Currently, Feng Fan from Pingdingshan City, Henan Province is undergoing examinations at a hospital in Beijing, but he has not yet been definitively diagnosed.
Ms. Zhang, Feng's mother, said that her son started inexplicably often dozing off a year ago, and then gradually developed symptoms such as hand tremors, weak legs, and unclear speech.
In the past year, Feng Fan's face, chest, and back have broken out with many pimples. His body has become obese in the middle section, his voice has become rougher, and he has grown thick facial hair. His temper has become abnormally irritable, and he no longer wishes to communicate with others.
Since Feng Fan contracted this strange illness, his mother has been constantly worried.
Currently, Feng Fan has undergone some tests, but the cause of his illness has not yet been confirmed.
A relevant person in charge of the hospital introduced that the direct reason for Feng Fan gaining 80 pounds in one year was due to a pituitary tumor growing in his brain. The tumor caused the adrenal cortex to secrete excessive hormones. "As long as surgery is performed in time, the symptoms will immediately disappear."