Feb 16, 2009

Inside the Iraqi army clinic on Camp Mejid, Iraq, a Marine from Multi National Force-West plays peek-a-boo with five-year-old Abdulrahman, who was diagnosed with congenital epidermolysis bullosa, a rare skin condition that produces painful sores and blisters and affects one in 5 million people. Corpsmen and doctors from MNF-W and the Iraqi army worked with medical specialists in the United States to diagnose the boy's condition and bring special medical products to Iraq to help ease the boy's suffering.

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