Man with rare skin disease has ‘tree roots’ growing from his hands and feet

Bangladeshi man, Abul Bazadar, 25, has been suffering from Human Pappiloma Virus since he was 10. And it has made his hands and feet appear to have tree roots growing out of them. He has been dubbed the “Tree Man” and

doctors from around the world are working on a cure.



Dr Samanta Lal Sen, chief coordinator of National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, said doctors will decide on his treatment after forming a medical board of experts. Human papilloma virus is the name for a group of viruses that affect the skin and moist membranes lining your body.



There are more than 100 types of HPV. Around 30 types of HPV infection can affect the genital area. All HPV infections can cause warts. Infection can cause a rapid growth of cells on the outer layer of the skin.