Henan, China – An elderly Chinese woman has stunned her family and fellow villagers by growing from her forehead a horn than resembles a goat’s.
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Grandmother Zhang Ruifang, 101, of Linlou village, Henan province, began developing the mysterious protrusion last year.
Since then it has grown 2.4in in length and another now appears to emerging on the other side of the mother of seven’s forehead.
The condition has left her family baffled and worried.
Her youngest of six sons, Zhang Guozheng, 60, said when a patch of rough skin formed on her forehead last year ‘we didn’t pay too much attention to it’.
‘But as time went on a horn grew out of her head and it is now 6cm long,’ added Mr Zhang, whose eldest brother and sibling is 82 years old.
‘Now something is also growing on the right side of her forehead. It’s quite possible that it’s another horn.’
Although, it is unknown what the protrusion is on Mrs Zhang’s head, it resembles a cutaneous horn.
This is a funnel-shaped growth and although most are only a few millimetres in length, some can extend a number of inches from the skin.
Cutaneous horns are made up of compacted keratin, which is the same protein we have in our hair and nails, and forms horns, wool and feathers in animals.
They usually develop in fair-skinned elderly adults who have a history of significant sun exposure but it is extremely unusual to see it form protrusions of this size.
The growths are most common in elderly people, aged between 60 and the mid-70s. They can sometimes be cancerous but more than half of cases are benign.
Common underlying causes of cutaneous horns are common warts, skin cancer and actinic keratoses, patches of scaly skin that develop on skin exposed to the sun, such as your face, scalp or forearms.
Cutaneous horns can be removed surgically but this does not treat the underlying cause.
Yo man that is the ugliest thing i ever seen!!!
is it kosher for a Shoifer?
We jews must sue her immediately for copyright infringement!
Now that we learned that Queen Vashti grew a tail , we know that this is literally true.
IS this a funny joke??
I would never buy the Chinesr Miracle gro . I bet there will be a product recall on that junk.
How much sun exposure can lead to such a disaster?
In American english it’s called a tumor but socialized medicine that Obama wants to bring to us is called a horn.
have some respect, imagine if she was your bubbe with that shofar
Boruch meshaneh habriyos.
Why are people making fun of G-Ds creation, We are all treaded according to our own action. What happen to respect? Learn more instead of being involve in destruction, So much to do and little time left. Time to give H’B nachas, and maybe than we all will have the privilage to see this world like it was before the sin of the tree and after Matan Torah.
This is fake only jews have horns
I didn’t know VIN now lifts ‘news’ stories from the National Inquirer.
is can only happen to something made in china!
I’d stay away from all facial cremes made in China. Think about where your suntan lotion is made, cosmetics, soaps. Chinese horns! Oy gevald.
Is she imitating the jews?
Too much accupuncture
nebach what a tzar
With 2 horns she will look like the devil!
if i were you i wouldnt make fun of others, as ashkenasic jews are known to have the genes of certain rare and non rare cancers . do a google search on cancers by jews
poor woman grows a horn and all you guys can do is make fun of her? uch
there is actually a miforesh that says vashti actually saw a horn out of her head or forehead that only she was able to see, and the rest they say is history….this chinese lady actually looks like she has another growth on the other side of her forehead. amazing woman to live to 101 !!!!
It reminds me in the old chumushim used to be a picture of moshe rabainu with 2 horns
Poor lady has a tumor and all you can do is make fun of her, how nice!
Now she could count up to 21
oiy i feel so bad for her! she looks so scared!
The cruel and joking comments are an embarassment. Why was this story posted here any how? To bring out the meanies?
Look with all the tragedies happening, anti-semitic stories etc. everyone is looking for a way to smile,just to get a break. sorry it had to be on this lady’s cheshbon, I am sure no one would do this to her face(no pun intended) so let everyone relax. I appreciate most of the humor here at the same time as feeling sorry for her. I guess she shtamt from Vashti.
From the immature comments we see our Yeshivas are woefully lacking in teaching menchlichkeit.
i still rather pick her than the bearded arab kalla from 2 weeks ago
no choisik is intended,but on the vashti note i think this lady can relate. this administration seems to be playing out a purim story with obama as king and achminijad as haman trying to wipe out the jews and for those who say vashti had horns that only she was able to see, well china does have very close ties with the usa. after all we do owe a lot of money to china, so that can be the big feast the achashveirosh threw to his people. and obama went to china, but he was not succesful so like the purim story achashvierosh called for his wife vashti and who do you think showed up this poor women with the horns. i just wonder what her position is or was with the govt. that she grew this growth.
hahahahha!!!
omg!!!
this is the funniest article i ever read!!!!!!
….and than they say its the JEWS that have horns!!!
hahahahahhahah!!!!
Here is a little joke. When her doctor asked her how’s she coping with all the media interest into her appearance, she responded ‘shofar sho good’……
Try to start up with her after she grows the second shofar……. ever got attacked by a bull 🙂
Gives the great grandchildren something to hold onto when she carries them!
All these nasty comments, and this could happen to you. Would it be so funny then. This world is full of sad comedians.
After a long hard day in work I turn on the internet to check the news and I’m greeted by some sort of Granny Goat.
HEADLINES: Giglul of Vashti Found in China! Lets just wait for the tale and pimples and the story will be complete.
So the bottom line is from all the comments that she is either an einikel of vashti or we’ve begun to find the lost tribes!!
Now with shofars made in china it shud bring done the price considerably.
OMG why such serious pple? who cares that some pple find a little humor in some news what do you care if some pple have a little joke out of a story of china yes it is a little funny ,so pple here on this sight get a kick out of it?????
not on every little story the comments need to end like this
MA KOL RAASH????????????
I agree with those that are appalled at the “humorous” comments here. They are not funny at all.
One of the 3 Simanim of a Yid is Rachmanus and it’s missing in many posts here. What if she was Jewish? People would be dividing Sefer Tehillim for her and be giving money for a fund to get her the best treatment possible. That is beautiful.
But you know what? She may not be Jewish but she’s Hashem’s creation just as well. A poor helpless women who hasn’t done any harm to any of us. All we should have for her is Rachmanus, not distasteful comments lacking compassion and certainly humor.
It is sad. A woman of 101 years deserves more respect that this. H” blessed her with long life, and a big family. Maybe some Chinese web site will post a picture of someone here to be mocked at laughed at, and you’ll deserve it.
bottom line, its very sad but its also ‘funny’ (as in interesting & rare) you can have pity for her and still find it amusing.Got it?
The family needs be careful if her eyes turn red.