Woman's Leg Swells Uncontrollably Due To Deadly Disease [photos]

A woman is currently battling with her life due to her leg swelling to enormous proportions in a potentially-deadly condition. Rezia Begum's, 40, right leg weighs around 60kg due to suspected The woman Rezia Begum's, 40, right leg currently weighs around 60kg due to suspected elephantiasis. .

Begum, who is a mum of two from Bangladesh, has suffered  from the condition since giving birth to her second daughter 18 years ago. 

 'I was like any other normal woman but now I'm a burden on my poor family.' 

Although she is being cared for at Dhaka Medical College Hospital in Bangladesh, she is yet to begin treatment.

The cause of Begum's condition is unclear, however, previous reports of other cases revealed the disorder can be caused by roundworms entering the body via mosquitoes.
If the swelling spreads from the legs to the abdomen, the condition can be fatal.