This Could Be This First Female With "Tree Man Syndrome"

A girl from Bangladesh might be the first known female to be diagnose with the ultra - rarefied skin disorderepidermodysplasia verruciformis , well known as “ tree valet de chambre syndrome " .

Sahana Khatun , a 10 - year - quondam from a rural village in northern Bangladesh , India , recently traveled to the country ’s capital letter with her father after remaining bark - like growths appeared on her font around four months ago . AFPreports that doctors at Dhaka ’s Medical College hospital are currently carrying out tests , but following their preliminary   examination , they ’re becoming progressively worried this could be another example of the infamous “ Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree - man syndrome " .

Epidermodysplasia verruciformisis an extremely rare inherited condition , with less than half a dozen cases ever documented . For reasons presently unknown , all of these case have previously been men .

It is characterized by an unnatural susceptibility to human papillomaviruses , better known as HPV . This cause an uncontrollable fit of scaly warts to grow on the person ’s body , which is often state to resemble tree barque . For most of the universe , the two main nisus of HPV that are associate with this condition do n’t stimulate any symptom . Along with cause everyday biography more clumsy , the condition is also affiliate with increased endangerment of skin Cancer .

There is perhaps a twinkle at the end of the tunnel , however . Just recently , a fellow sufferer of this condition , and probably the most famous , Abul Bajandar from Bangladeshunderwent 16 revolutionary surgicalprocedures in Dhaka to remove his massive verruca . While doctors are n’t indisputable if his growths will come back , it was heralded as a “ remarkable milestone ” for the circumstance .

Sahana ’s situation still remains indecipherable . Although doctor currently believe she has a much milder case of the illness , very piffling is still known about the circumstance .

“ We are very short . My daughter lost her mother when she was only six . I really go for that the doctors will remove the barks from my beautiful daughter ’s human face , ” said her Father-God , Mohammad Shahjahan , according to AFP .