A toddler battling a rare brain condition - called hydranencephaly, is left with 'devil horns' after an operation to drain fluid from his head caused his skull to cave in.
A boy born with a rare brain condition has been left with a misshapen skull which looks like 'devil horns' after surgery to reduce pressure on his brain.
22-months-old Clyne Solano, was born with a condition called hydranencephaly, which meant he had a small brain and fluid inside his head.
Clyne, from the Philippines, underwent an operation in March this year to relieve pressure on his brain.
But parts of his skull collapsed where his brain hadn't formed, leaving ridges on his head that resemble devil horns.
'I don't want to proceed with it for now because I am afraid that my baby is not yet strong enough,' said Justine Gatarin, a single mother.
'This is why I am having a hard time making a decision. If we don't do it, his head will look like that for the rest of his life.
Some people say his head resembles devil horns, but to us there's no doubt he is an angel. It breaks my heart to see him suffering.'
Clyne is being treated at the Philippines Children's Medical Center in Pasig, a city in the metropolitan district of Manila, home to 12.9million people.
He must be fed through a tube and has a pipe inserted into his airway to help him breathe.
Hydranencephaly is an extremely rare condition which begins before birth and prevents a baby's brain developing fully, while also giving them an enlarged head.
22-months-old Clyne Solano, was born with a condition called hydranencephaly, which meant he had a small brain and fluid inside his head.
Clyne, from the Philippines, underwent an operation in March this year to relieve pressure on his brain.
But parts of his skull collapsed where his brain hadn't formed, leaving ridges on his head that resemble devil horns.
'I don't want to proceed with it for now because I am afraid that my baby is not yet strong enough,' said Justine Gatarin, a single mother.
'This is why I am having a hard time making a decision. If we don't do it, his head will look like that for the rest of his life.
Some people say his head resembles devil horns, but to us there's no doubt he is an angel. It breaks my heart to see him suffering.'
Clyne is being treated at the Philippines Children's Medical Center in Pasig, a city in the metropolitan district of Manila, home to 12.9million people.
He must be fed through a tube and has a pipe inserted into his airway to help him breathe.
Hydranencephaly is an extremely rare condition which begins before birth and prevents a baby's brain developing fully, while also giving them an enlarged head.
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