Bangladesh 'Tree Man' wants hands amputated

A Bangladeshi known as the "Tree Man" due to bark-like developments on his body said on Monday he needed his hands severed to diminish him of excruciating agony. 

Abul Bajandar has had 25 activities since 2016 to expel developments from his hands and feet brought about by an uncommon disorder. 

Specialists had accepted they had beaten the infection yet Bajandar fled a Dhaka center in May a year ago after a backslide. 

The 28-year-old dad of one was readmitted to medical clinic in January on the grounds that the condition declined, with certain developments a few inches in length. 

"I can't manage the torment any longer. I can't rest around evening time. I requested that the specialists remove my hands so I can in any event get some help," he told AFP. 

His mom, Amina Bibi, upheld the request. "In any event he will be free of torment. It's a shocking condition," she told AFP. 

Bajander experiences epidermodysplasia verruciformis, an uncommon hereditary condition otherwise called "tree man disorder". 

Bajandar said he needed to travel to another country for better treatment, yet he doesn't have the cash to cover the costs. 

Samanta Lal Sen, the main plastic specialist at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, said a leading body of seven specialists will talk about Bajandar's condition on Tuesday. 

"He gave his sincere belief. In any case, we will do whatever is the best answer for him," said Sen. 

Executive Sheik Hasina guaranteed free treatment for Bajandar after his predicament made national and universal features. 

Bajander lived in the emergency clinic's private wing for about two years during his initially round of treatment. 

Less than about six individuals around the globe are accepted to have the disorder. 

The medical clinic additionally treated a youthful Bangladeshi young lady experiencing the condition in 2017. 

Specialists pronounced her medical procedure a triumph, yet her dad later said the developments had returned in much more prominent numbers and the family stopped the treatment and came back to their town.