Tree Man Dede Koswara

Tree Man from indonesia Dede Koswara. He is an Indonesian tree man who has recently become known simply as “Tree Man”.

Tree Man Dede Koswara (left}

After testing samples of the lesions and Dede's blood, "Dr Anthony Gaspari" from the University of Maryland concluded that his illness was caused by Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). A very common infection that usually causes small warts growing in patients.But Dede faced a problem because it has a rare genetic fault, which inhibit the immune system, and means his body can not grow warts.Dede Koswara, also known as the tree man is looking “human” again after following a nine-month treatment for his rare disease and to remove the “wood” parts in his body.As a result the virus to "hijack the cellular machinery his skin cells" and ordered to produce a large number of substances that cause growth like a tree known as the "horn skin" on his hands and feet.
Dr Gaspari is involved in the case through a Discovery Channel documentary believes Dede's condition can be cleaned using most of the daily dose of synthetic vitamin A.It has been proven to stop the growth of warts in severe cases of HPV.

Tree Man Dede Koswara, a 35-year-old fisherman from a rural Indonesian town, is living with a rare and peculiar medical condition that has transformed his life and his body. Tree-like warty “roots” cover his skin, and grow outward from his arms and feet. The condition developed after Dede cut his knee as a teenager. An American doctor attributes the infection to the human papilloma virus and an immune system deficiency