It’s scary to think how fragile the body can be, although most of
these diseases are very rare so you don’t need to concern yourself too
much. No, these people aren’t really turning into trees, but the reality
is almost as scary. The official name for this condition is
Epidermodysplasia verruciformis, but it is more commonly known as tree
man syndrome due to the bark like appearance of the lesions it causes.
People with this condition have skin that constantly produces scaly
papules due to a hypersensitivity to HVP infections. These infections
are present in 80% of all humans but our immune systems deal with them
easily with no symptoms.
A Romanian man who had been suffering with the disease was featured
on a discovery channel show; he had 13 lb of warts removed from his body
including massive ‘horns’ which had grown on his hands. The warts began
to grow back soon after and the poor guy will need 2 operations a year
to keep the disease at bay.
Source: gidy.com
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