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In all, 96% of the warts were removed. [19] The surgery was documented by the Discovery Channel and TLC in the episode "Treeman: Search for the Cure". [citation needed] However, his warts returned and he was thought to require two surgeries per year for the rest of his life to manage the warts. [20]
Dede Koswara (1971 – January 30, 2016), also known as the "Tree Man", was an Indonesian carpenter with epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV), a rare disease that causes the human papillomavirus (HPV) to grow uncontrollably, leading to the development of warts resembling tree bark. For most of his life, he was shunned for having an unknown disease.
Dr. Elizabeth Thompson, a dermatologist with Kaiser Permanente in Seattle, notes that while warts can develop at any age, they only affect about 3% to 5% of adults, compared to 10% to 20% of ...
Over the counter anti-wart products that contain salicylic acid work to dissolve the wart layer by layer. They can be applied in the form of a patch, liquid or gel, according to Cleveland Clinic.
Like liver spots, seborrheic keratoses are seen more often as people age. [4] The tumours (also called lesions) appear in various colours, from light tan to black. They are round or oval, feel flat or slightly elevated, like the scab from a healing wound, and range in size from very small to more than 2.5 centimetres (1 in) across. [5]
[8] [9] Over 200 types have been described. [10] An individual can become infected with more than one type of HPV, [ 11 ] and the disease is only known to affect humans. [ 5 ] [ 12 ] More than 40 types may be spread through sexual contact and infect the anus and genitals . [ 4 ]
Infusions of immune globulin can reduce the frequency of bacterial infections, and G-CSF or GM-CSF therapy improves blood neutrophil counts. [5]As WHIM syndrome is a molecular disease arising from gain-of-function mutations in CXCR4, preclinical studies identified plerixafor, a specific CXCR4 antagonist, as a potential mechanism-based therapeutic for the disease. [6]
It's my opinion the treeman section should be put into its own article, as he is suffering a completely different disease. The redirect of "treeman" causes search results to be returned incorrectly to this disease.Nickrz 16:50, 19 October 2010 (UTC) Sources for the claim that it is a different disease?