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A Brazilian woman born with giant feet has stumped fashion designers the world over. Twenty-two-year-old Gilvaneide Martins, who has never worn a pair of shoes in her life, now wants to wear a well-fitting, fashionable pair of high-heels.
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According to a report on Ruptly TV, Gilvaneide has had the condition since birth, her feet growing larger and larger day by day.
Doctors have reportedly told her that there is little to be done, believing her giant feet to be caused by a form of lymphatic filariasis, better known as elephantiasis.
The affliction is commonly caused when parasites are passed to humans via mosquito, although doctors have been unable to make a definite prognosis.
