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In all, 96% of the warts were removed. [18] 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 in order to manage the warts. [19]
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. He received criticism from the people around him for having an ...
Dhaka's Medical College Hospital recently helped relieve Abul Bajandar's hands of 11 lbs of the bark-like warts. ... running tests to decipher if the young girl suffers from the rare disease. If ...
Treatment: “Warts can be treated with over-the-counter products that contain salicylic acid, [which] helps exfoliate dead cells that are infected by the virus. They also can be frozen with over ...
For example, some strains will cause warts that will manifest on the hands and feet, while infection to others may trigger the formation of warts on the genitals. There are also strains of HPV ...
Because only the top layers of the epidermis are involved, seborrheic keratoses are often described as having a "pasted on" appearance. Some dermatologists refer to seborrheic keratoses as "seborrheic warts", because they resemble warts, but strictly speaking, the term "warts" refers to lesions that are caused by the human papillomavirus. [9]
Warts can also spread through fomites, or surfaces where the virus that causes warts can live for a short time, Thompson explains. Examples of fomites are towels, razors and damp shower floors.
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?