Black man turns white

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Liver pills turn black man white

A black man who was given tablets for liver disease has won £15,000 after they turned him white.

The skin of Tekeste Kahsay, 59, has turned white, except for a patch of skin across his face.

Mr Kahsay, originally from Eritrea but now living in Sweden, says he feels like a black man trapped in a white man's body.

Mr Kahsay was badly injured as he worked at a sawmill in Lidkoping. Blood tests revealed the first stages of liver disease which could have proved fatal.

He was prescribed a drug which saved his liver but had astonishing side effects. His skin became increasingly light until he was white except for a dark "mask" on his face and ears. He has been shunned and attacked because of his strange appearance.

He said: ''This is terrible. I disappeared. I was a black man inside and a white man outside. My self-confidence is gone."

Mr Kahsay won £15,000 from a medical tribunal, The Mirror reports.

The doctor who treated him is reported to be off work with severe psychological problems. In Mr Kahsay's homeland, he is shunned as a leper, as white pigment is considered a sign of the disease.

He added: ''I am a black man and will always be a black man but I don't know who I am. But I have learned a lot about intolerance towards people of another colour.''

[punpirate]

1. Quite tragic...

... but, in truth, from your subject line, I thought this was about Clarence Thomas....

[Gman]

6. Or Michael Jackson

[onebigbadwulf]

8. Or Colin Powell

[Bhaisahab]

2. whoa!

that's some scary shit!

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3. 15,000 pounds is not enough money

They owe him more then that.

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10. They must have tort reform in Europe.

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11. This is one reason that tort reform is a bad idea

I feel so bad for him.

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

4. What's wrong ? No matter what , he is still human .

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5. No kidding......I think that you missed the point

He looks depressed!

[Limbought]

7. Just think of all the money Jacko could have saved,

had he only known.

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

9. I did'nt miss the point ... I know he is depressed ... sigh

maybe I would have to be in his shoes to understand . If that happened to me I would be depressed as well ... sigh again .

Good morning to all ...