Tree man: Weird disease turns man into tree!
Dede lives in a remote village in Indonesia. At 32 years-old, he has an extraordinary skin condition; he has root like structures growing out of his body - branches that can grow up to 5cm a year and which protrude from his hands and feet, and welts covering his whole body.
Dede’s problem is that he has a rare genetic fault that impedes his immune system, meaning his body is unable to contain the warts.
The virus was therefore able to “hijack the cellular machinery of his skin cells”, ordering them to produce massive amounts of the substance that caused the tree-like growths known as “cutaneous horns” on his hands and feet.
Dede’s counts of a key type of white blood cell are so low that Dr Gaspari initially suspected he may have the Aids virus.
But tests showed he did not, and it became clear that Dede’s immune condition was something far rarer and more mysterious.
Warts aside, he had enjoyed remarkable good health throughout his life - which would not be expected of someone with a suppressed immune system - and neither his parents nor his siblings have shown signs of developing lesions.
“The likelihood of having his deficiency is less than one in a million,” Dr Gaspari told the Telegraph.
Dr Gaspari, who became involved in the case through a Discovery Channel documentary, believes that Dede’s condition can be largely cleared up by a daily doses of a synthetic form of Vitamin A, which has been shown to arrest the growth of warts in severe cases of HPV.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/11/12/wtree112.xml
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Posted in HPV Warts
September 8th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
my sympathy goes …
my sympathy goes out to this poor old man. its like he is a living dead. those are very big growth warts.
September 8th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
the human tree! …
the human tree! sorry i wanted a laugh no offence but that is cool i didt even know someone could have tree branches insted of arms! ah well hope the infection doesent make him live miserable
September 8th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
I really do not …
I really do not think it is a disease I think it is some kind of infection like a cut if you scratch it or cut it,it would grow bigger.
September 8th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
XD he is human, …
XD he is human, he’s just got some effed up growths
September 8th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
i saw this on tv …
i saw this on tv and i think he said at the end that it all started a few days after he stepped on a sharp neddle or something like that im not sure
September 8th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
woah… I hope That …
woah… I hope That disease can be cured…
if not he could be a boxer with hands like that
September 8th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
It IS an infection, …
It IS an infection, kunaikurenai. What Dede has is called Epidermodysplasia verruciformis, an extreme form of warts that occurs because of HPV, the virus that causes warts. This disease happens because the immune system is compromised in some fashion. In Dede’s case, he was born with some kind of genetic defect that compromised his immune system.
September 8th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
how the did …
how the did that happen. that’s what i wonder sometimes. poor man, he must be having a rough time
September 8th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
omgg!! i feel soo …
omgg!! i feel soo bad for him…that must be soo hard!..hope he starts to become human again!!
September 8th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
it is a result from …
it is a result from a rare strain of HPV (herpes)which take place in the form of warts.
September 8th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
shit. hope this …
shit. hope this video isn’t real
September 8th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
well, i’v seen some …
well, i’v seen some other video of this guy smoking.. and as funny as it might be, he can like burn up in 1sec if the tree isn’t wet?:D also a nice way to take suicide for him i guess=) dunno why he doesn’t do that:o no way I would live like that lol, even tho If i had children and whatever;o
September 8th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
i think it started …
i think it started as some kind of infection but i’m not 100% sure
September 8th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
How did that happen …
How did that happen in the first place, it is quite strange, and I would really like to know the cause. I feel really bad for this man, I hope there is a cure.
September 8th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
I pray for this man …
I pray for this man all the time i really hope that he in some way gets healed, i know he had surgery to remove 4 lbs of the warts and he is taking a modified version of vitamin a to treat it
September 8th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
that is the …
that is the weirdest thing i have ever seen although i do feel sorry for him.
September 8th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
he needs a gardener
he needs a gardener
September 8th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
HOW does he get …
HOW does he get Dressed?????:(
September 8th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
how does he put his …
how does he put his clothes on?
hope he’s fine…
September 8th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
lmfao
lmfao
September 8th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
yo is this real
yo is this real
September 8th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Aww man… poor guy …
Aww man… poor guy. I really hope he gets better I feel really bad for the poor guy.
September 8th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
I heard he finally …
I heard he finally got better. He had surgurey and doctors are treating him with vitamins.
September 8th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
poor man, hopefully …
poor man, hopefully with todays dna advancemetns we can identify the origin of this desease. this is just amazing.
September 8th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
now that gives real …
now that gives real meaning to, MORNING WOOD!! Lol…