Highlights of the Case Emotional trauma leads to shock Body switches to destructive mode Melanin production stops Child starts wetting bed Assessment Megna had always been a quiet kid. But at age 7, she underwent an abrupt transformation. She had suddenly become very withdrawn -- almost frightened. She stopped going out to play with the other kids; she would retreat when guests came over to visit; and her class teacher said she had stopped participating in class discussions. She had also inexplicable developed vitiligo, a condition akin to leucoderma, where white patches begin to spear on the face and body. Megna's mother also said the child had become very moody. She was loving and caring and then, with no apparent reason, she would turn obstinate and impatient and even defiant. Her mother said this was very unusual for a child who had always been obedient and well-behaved. The child had also suddenly begun to wet her bed 7 months before I met her in my clinic. Her distraught parents had visited an allopath, who had prescribed some medication, which "did not work". During the course of my treatment, it transpired that, one day, Megna was trapped in the elevator with a courier delivery boy, who had attempted to lift her up. This proved extremely traumatic for the vulnerable child, who went into shock. This also explained her sudden fright, withdrawal and bedwetting. After this incident, the child refused to leave home without being accompanied by her parents. On occasion...

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