Shocking: Man ‘Grows Roots’ On His Body

An Indonesian man whose body is covered
with extraordinary tree-like growths has
spoken of his hope that an American doctor
will cure his unique condition and help him
rebuild his family life.
Dede, now 35, baffled medical experts when
warty "roots" began growing out of his arms
and feet after he cut his knee in a teenage
accident. Sacked from his job and deserted by
his wife, Dede has been unable to look after
his two children Entang and Utis, who are now
aged 16 and 18.
They have been brought up apart from their
farther by his extended family on the other
side of their remote village south of the capital
Jakarta. With Dede's condition considered life
threatening, he had resigned himself to
missing out on the remaining joys of
fatherhood.
But now a dermatology expert who flew out
from the United States to examine his rare
condition says that a course of synthetic
Vitamin A should clear up most of the warts,
and Dede is contemplating a transformed life.
"I can't work, I can't provide money," Dede
said. "I want to be able to take care of them
[his children]. I hope to live long enough to
see my grandchildren."
After testing samples of the lesions and Dede's
blood, Dr Gaspari of the University of
Maryland concluded that his affliction is
caused by the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), a
fairly common infection that usually causes
small warts to develop on sufferers.