Chinese pensioner has lived with an enormous tumour around his neck for 21 years after 'drinking hard liquor like water for nearly three decades'

谭大爷，一领取抚恤金者，30年来，每天把白酒当水喝，结果喝成"绿巨人"

A Chinese pensioner has lived with a giant growth of fat around his neck and shoulders for more than two decades.

谭大爷的脖子和肩上出现又厚又宽的肿块，20多年来一直是这么过来的。

Doctors believe the man's love of alcohol is the cause of the rare condition, which has seen his neck swelling to twice its normal size.

医生们认为老人酗酒是造成这一罕见症状的原因。他的脖子已经肿得跟正常的两倍大。

The 68-year-old man, surnamed Tan, told the Chinese media that he drank at least one litre of strong Chinese rice wine every day between the ages of 40 and 66 and he drank it 'like water'.

68岁的谭大爷对媒体说，从40岁到66岁，他每天至少喝一升的米酒，已经把酒当水喝了。

Mr Tan went to the Hunan Provincial People's Hospital in Changsha in February after suffering breathing difficulties thought to be caused by the huge lump.

He was diagnosed with Madelung's Disease, a rare disease characterised by a benign growth of fatty deposits, known as lipoma, around a patient's neck and upper body.

2018年2月，谭大爷感觉呼吸越来越困难，吃饭吞不下，心脏、肝脏也都出现问题，遂来到湖南省人民医院接受治疗。经诊断，谭大爷被确诊患上的是马德龙病。

马德龙病又叫多发性对称性脂肪增多症，是一种罕见病，多发于中年男性，几乎所有马德龙病患者都有长期的酗酒史。

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Martin-cam, Cambridge, United Kingdom, about 17 hours ago

Wow
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哇

MangoTango, Truro, United Kingdom, about 17 hours ago

Ant, take note.
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注意啦

DWW, Abergele, United Kingdom, about 17 hours ago

Share his picture far and wide....tick it on the spirit bottles....
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多宣传他的照片。

贴在酒瓶上

以警示酗酒者

SAMSUNG VS. APPLE, Manila, Philippines, about 18 hours ago

This is terrible. This story really taught me a lesson, be careful of what to drink, and don't drink too much in order to avoid diseases never heard before.

恐怖！

这个故事教育人们，小酌怡情，多饮伤身。

别过度饮酒，否则会患上闻所未闻的疾病