Four-year search for diagnosis ends as family finally given hope.

Hu Yunxing draws a picture while in hospital. She was diagnosed as suffering from Budd-Chiari Syndrome. (Source: China Daily/Han Meng)
The 4-year-old girl who traveled to the capital last week desperately seeking a cure for an ailment that left her with a massively oversized stomach has been diagnosed and is being treated by China's top expert.

Hu Yunxing is suffering from Budd-Chiari Syndrome, said her relieved father, Hu Tianpeng, on Friday. He said he is delighted that the family's four-year search for a diagnosis is finally over.

"Now that we have a diagnosis, we are so happy and have great confidence that there will be a future for our daughter," Hu said.

The impoverished farmer started a microblog on Wednesday night and posted a photo of his wistful-looking daughter.

"Doctors drew about 1,000 ml of liquid from her stomach," he wrote on the blog on Sunday. "She was crying at the very beginning but finally fell asleep. She was much happier today and talked more with the doctors."

The blog has already had more than 13,000 visits and more than 300 people have offered their best wishes.

"What a pretty girl," wrote one netizen. "All that she has suffered has been a challenge on her way to a bright future. We will keep praying for her to be better."

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