This Man's Strange Medical Condition Gave Him Tree Branches For Arms

A Rare Case

There are not many other examples of this detrimental disease. In fact, only three other people in the entire world suffer from the same rare health disorder. Those people all claim the same painful symptoms on their hands and feet. The worst part though was the appearance that grew on his appendages. People began to mock him because of how he was starting to look...

Tree Man

Bajandar’s disease earned him the nickname “Tree Man” and you can clearly see why.  The painful and strange growths on his skin resembled tree bark, which didn’t make life much easier.  Technically, the actual scientific name of his disease is epidermodysplasia verruciformis, usually abbreviated to EV. The effects made the responsible father’s skin break out into disturbing growths on his appendages…

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.