‘Tree man’ syndrome

Doctors to seek WHO help for study

Doctors at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) have decided to approach the World Health Organisation (WHO) for further studies on the country’s first female case of 'tree man' syndrome.
A 10-year-old school girl from Netrokona, Shahana, was admitted to the burn unit of DMCH last month with warts growing on her chin, nose and ear lobes that resembled tree bark and roots. She underwent surgeries on Tuesday to remove her warts.
“She is doing well. We are going to send her blood samples and the removed warts to WHO for further investigation,” Dr Samanta Lal Sen, head of the DMCH burn unit, told The Independent yesterday.
Another patient, 12-year-old Ripon Das from Thakurgaon, who underwent a similar operation for removal of warts nearly a month ago, was also improving, doctors said. Being young and arriving early for surgery, the girl and the boy have good chances to recover, Sen said.
“We are charting out plans to study and find out what is responsible for their sufferings,” he added.
Earlier, Sen and his team had carried out 18 surgeries on 26-year-old Abul Bajandar, the country’s first reported case and the fourth in the world suffering from the rare disease. 
Bajandar has recovered and gone back to his home in Khulna.
The first case of 'tree man' disease was reported from Romania in 2007, while the second and third cases were reported from Indonesia in 2007 and 2009.

 

Tree man syndrome

Doctors to seek WHO help for study

Doctors at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) have decided to approach the World Health Organisation (WHO) for further studies on the countrys first female case of tree man syndrome. A 10-year-old school girl from Netrokona, Shahana, was admitted to the burn unit of DMCH last month with warts growing on her chin, nose and ear lobes that resembled tree bark and roots. She underwent surgeries on Tuesday to remove her warts. She is doing well. We are going to send her blood samples and the removed warts to WHO for further investigation, Dr Samanta Lal Sen, head of the DMCH burn unit, told The Independent yesterday. Another patient, 12-year-old Ripon Das from Thakurgaon, who underwent a similar operation for removal of warts nearly a month ago, was also improving, doctors said. Being young and arrivingearly for surgery, the girl and the boy have good chances to recover, Sen said. We are charting out plans to study and find out what is responsible for their sufferings, he added. Earlier, Sen and his team had carried out 18 surgeries on 26-year-old Abul Bajandar, the countrys first reported case and the fourth in the world suffering from the rare disease. Bajandar has recovered and gone back to his home in Khulna. The first case of tree man disease was reported from Romania in 2007, while the second and third cases were reported from Indonesia in 2007 and 2009.