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A young woman in India has been diagnosed with an extremely rare condition that causes her to sweat blood.

Geeta, 21, lives in the Saharsa district in the East Indian state of Bihar and suffers from Hematohidrosis - a disease that affects one in 10 million people.

Her husband left her last year because of the condition - he thought she was a witch when she suddenly started bleeding from her eyes.

Geeta's condition is so rare that many people, including even doctors, do not know about it.

According to a study published in the Indian Journal of Hematology, in some cases the many blood vessels that surround the sweat gland constrict or narrow when under stress.

As the anxiety increases, the blood vessels dilate to the point of rupture. The blood then goes into the sweat glands, which push the blood - along with the sweat - to the surface, appearing as droplets of blood mixed with sweat.

Geeta's father, a poor labourer, says he is completely mystified about his daughter's condition.

He says that all his dreams for his daughter, who has a Bachelor's degree, have been shattered as her condition worsens every day.

Text by Deepali Ravi Mishra

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Geeta is a 21-year-old married young woman who holds a Bachelor's degree and lives in the Saharsa district of India. Her husband left her last year thinking of her as a witch when she suddenly started bleeding from her eyes.

It was only after taking her to some doctors that her parents came to know that she had to be taken to a metropolitan city like Mumbai or Delhi for the treatment as they were totally clueless about the condition. Dr Vinayak Kumar Singh, the CMO of the Sadar hospital found that surprisingly, her blood cell count and blood clotting functions were normal.

It is thought to be a case of Hematohidrosis- a disease that affects 1 in 10 million. It is so rare that many people including doctors don't know about it.

According to a study published in the Indian Journal of hematology, the many blood vessels which surround the sweat gland constrict or narrow under the pressure of stress, in this case. As the anxiety increases, the blood vessels dilate to the point of rupture. The blood goes into the sweat glands which push it along with the sweat to the surface, appearing as droplets of blood mixed with sweat.

Geeta's father who is a labourer is a poor man. He is completely baffled to know this and says that all his dreams are shattered after seeing her daughter's condition that is getting worse with every passing day. Blood has started to come out from her body as well. Her parents are afraid and helpless.