7-year-old boy has strange disease, his limbs are rough like tree bark

Ripon Sarkar, 7 years old, in Bangladesh is often called “tree man” because he suffers from a rare disease that makes his skin, legs and arms rough and cracked like tree bark.

The boy cannot walk or feed himself. Because his family is poor, even though he has been sick for a long time, it was not until August 20 that he was taken to a hospital in the capital Dhaka for tre

 

Fortunately, doctors said the boy’s legs and arms will probably be able to move because he still has feeling in his toes and fingers.

The boy’s hands and feet were rough like tree bark. (Source: CCTV News).

Previously, the hospital had treated a 26-year-old patient with similar symptoms.

The rare disease left the boy unable to walk or feed himself. (Source: CCTV News).

Epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV) is a rare disorder that typically causes warts on the skin.

Epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV) is a rare disorder that often causes wart-like growths on the skin. 

​Ripon Sarkar, 7 years old, in Bangladesh is often called “tree man” because he suffers from a rare disease that makes his skin, legs and arms rough and cracked like tree bark. The boy cannot walk or feed himself. Because his family is poor, even though he has been sick for a long time, it 

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