Epidermodysplasia verruciformis is tough to pronounce. Tree Man Disease is much easier to say and understand – it’s an extremely rare skin condition that causes human skin to look like tree bark. Abul Bajandar
Epidermodysplasia verruciformis is tough to pronounce. Tree Man Disease is much easier to say and understand – it’s an extremely rare skin condition that causes human skin to look like tree bark. Abul Bajandar from Bangladesh contracted it a few years ago and his plight made worldwide news. The Bangladeshi government vowed to help him by paying for his treatment and for research to find a cure. It was announced this past week that Abul is the first person in history to be cured of Tree Man Disease. Is Bangladesh a great country or what?
Bajandar’s cure was a remarkable milestone in the history of medical science.
Samanta Lal Sen, plastic surgery coordinator at Dhaka Medical College hospital, proudly describes the end result of a massive effort that began a few years ago when rickshaw driver Abul Bajandar, now 27, noticed changes in the skin on his hands. As they became covered with ma