we have talked about this several times at the SSSF, Martin S (the good), insisted it wasn’t real and caused by the adult alcoholics and their forgotten cigarette… wonder what he’d say to this..

Chennai: A three-month-boy bursts into flames whenever he sweats. The child has been suffering from a rare medical condition called Spontaneous Human Combustion. Doctors, however, said there was no cure for this rare condition and could be a result of his skin emitting combustible gases.

Rahul first caught fire when he was only 9-day-old and it had happened at least 3 more times since then.

Dr Thenmozhi, Assistant Professor in Paediatrics Department, Kilpauk Medical College and Hospital said this was the first time that he has come across such a case. “It’s a very rare case, it can occur in any age group. It is the spontaneous explosion of burning material from the sweat. It’s a serious case. In the past cases, those who happened to be with the person who had this disorder have died. Severe precautions need to be taken. In my experience, this is the first time I’ve seen such a case. And unfortunately, there is no special cure and it has to be treated like a regular burn injury,” the doctor said.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/3monthold-baby-bursts-into-flames-whenever-he-sweats/413358-62-128.html

The child needs to give up smoking and drinking.

Has this been recorded in a medical journal even more prestigious than IBNLive?

dv said:

Has this been recorded in a medical journal even more prestigious than IBNLive?

CNN

SHC is a hoax theory. A baby catching fire spontaneously is not possible,” burns specialist at Kilpauk Medical College and Hospital, Dr J Jagan Mohan, told the Times of India. “Alcoholics have a very small percentage of alcohol secreted in their sweat but even that wouldn’t generate a fire.”

seems to have it’s disbelievers… might wait for what wookie says

Arts said:

dv said:

Has this been recorded in a medical journal even more prestigious than IBNLive?

CNN

http://jalopnik.com/how-much-can-cnn-get-wrong-about-f1-engines-physics-in-1111423405

Hehehee…

:-)

so you don’t think the baby is catching fire ‘spontaneously’?

the parents are lying?

Arts said:

so you don’t think the baby is catching fire ‘spontaneously’?

the parents are lying?

*Gazes off into the middle distance *

Don’t know…

It’s not amusing really. This baby has clearly suffered severe burns but is presumably being deliberately burnt by someone:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2389972/Three-month-old-baby-boy-suffers-horrifying-burns-spontaneously-bursting-flames-fourth-time.html

>is presumably being deliberately burnt by someone:

…if we take the multiple instances seriously. But he might really just have been the victim of one accidental fire.

Bubblecar said:

It’s not amusing really. This baby has clearly suffered severe burns but is presumably being deliberately burnt by someone:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2389972/Three-month-old-baby-boy-suffers-horrifying-burns-spontaneously-bursting-flames-fourth-time.html

:( Awful…..something is very wrong.

Some weird Muchausen-by-proxy scenario, or just plain old child abuse.

Soso said:

Some weird Muchausen-by-proxy scenario, or just plain old child abuse.

I would like it to be SHC, please.

munchausen by poppins was the name of my dear old nanny

The Incredibles’ Jack Jack

so you don’t think the baby is catching fire ‘spontaneously’?

the parents are lying?

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Well yes, this would seem like about a million times more likely.