A 7-year old Indian girl named Babita suffers from a rare skin disorder which leaves her skin dry and itching.

The child belongs to an economically backward family from the village of Dumka located in Bhagoya, Jharkhand state.

Babita's condition makes her skin very fragile, and means she is unable to attend school or properly chew her food as the skin starts breaking when she tries to flex her muscles.

She has spent half of her childhood, locked inside her room as other children in the neighbourhood are afraid to play and interact with her.

The family survives on the money earned by selling crops from their fields which they can tilt only once in a year.

Despite only earning Rs 5000 ($70.15) a month, her parents have visited doctors from their village and surrounding cities including the state's capital Ranchi, in search for a cure.

The family is in desperate need for help as they cannot continue to buy her regular medication and stopping it is not an option as her condition will rapidly deteriorate without it.

According to her parents, Babita was not born with skin disorder but the first signs of the disease were noticed when she turned 3 -year old.

The condition quickly spread to her whole body, leaving her skin dry and scaly which requires to be moisturised a couple of times in a day.

When the child's case was reported to a surgeon, Dr Ananth Kumar who works in a government hospital, said that the patient's condition was curable and he was willing to assist them.

A 7-year old girl, Babita suffers from a rare skin disorder which leaves her skin dry and itching in the east Indian state of Jharkhand.

The child belongs to an economically backward family from the village of Dumka located in the state's Bhagoya.

Babita struggles to perform normal physical activities such as walking and sitting.

This makes her unable to attend school and properly chew her food as the skin starts breaking when she tries to flex her muscles.

She has spent half of her childhood, locked inside her room as other children in the neighbourhood are afraid to play and interact with her.

The family survives on the money earned by selling crops from their fields which they can tilt only once in a year.

Despite earning Rs 5000($70.15) a month, her parents have visited doctors from their village and surrounding cities including the state's capital Ranchi, in search for a cure.

The family is in desperate need for help as they can no only continue her regular medication and stopping it is not an option cause her condition will inflate.

According to her parents, Babita was not born with skin disorder but the first signs of the disease were noticed when she turned 3 -year old.

The condition quickly spread to her whole body, leaving her skin dry and scaly which requires to be moisturised a couple of times in a day.

Social Activist, Anjula Murmu who happened to meet the 7-year old few years ago, frequently visits the child whenever she comes to the village.

She brings toffees-biscuits and toys for the child who eagerly awaits her arrival.

When the child's case was reported to a surgeon, Dr Ananth Kumar who works in a government hospital, said that the patient's condition was curable and he was willing to assist them.