A Tribal family travelled all the way to the city from a hamlet in Palghar district to get their four-year-old daughter the treatment for acute malnutrition, but were devastated to learn that their only child was also suffering from a rare genetic disorder.

While undergoing treatment at Sion hospital, Archana Krishna Bhore was diagnosed with leukodystrophy, which affects the central nervous system. A senior paediatrician from Virar, Dr Hemant Joshi, said leukodystrophy is incurable.