A 16 years old chinese boy caught a wield and seemingly life threatening
disease. The parents of the boy are anxious to look for any information on
its diagonosis and treatment. Any kind of help from you or your friends are
greatly appreciated.

Nan Feng,male, 16 years old. In August, 2001 he felt a little bit itchy on
the left arm. Soon after, the skin arround the left side of his navel became
numb. The numbness extended slowly to his feet and later on to his chest. At
the same time the lower limbs couldn't move normally due to lack of
strength.

On Oct 19th, his disease was dignosed as spongiocytoma, and with the
possibility of inflammatory demyelination. The Tiantan hospital in Beijing
considered it too dangerous to take an operation with the tumor at the
position. He has been hospitalized since Oct, 19th and was treated as
inflammatory demyelination. However,there was no sign of recovery after
one-week's treatment. And now the numbness has invaded the right part of the
body graduatly.

If there is any information, please contact Mrz. Bian Bo Tel: 8610-68994469