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Inequalities in healthcare access: how a man with exstrophy in rural India coped.

Siddharth PandeyDeepanshu SharmaBhupender Pal SinghApul Goel
Published in: BMJ case reports (2018)
We report a case of a 22-year-old man with adult exstrophy. The patient made a self-made urine collection device, which helped him to lead a normal life, carrying out his routine as well as occupational activities smoothly. This patient is a prime example of inequalities in healthcare distribution in low-income and middle-income countries. He was never taken to a proper medical centre to correct his condition nor was his mother ever given proper antenatal healthcare access. His background of being a poor person from rural India highlights the problems of inequalities in healthcare access.
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