What is Tree Man's Disease?

Tree man's disease is a terrible disease characterized by large lesions or warts on the body.  These warts are formed as a result of an infection of the human papillomavirus.  Usually people who form these warts have an impaired immune respone and cannot fight the infection.  The warts and lesions develop into shapes and colors that resemble the surface of a tree trunk covered in fungus.


Dede Kosawa, known for his battle with Tree Man's Disease.



Tree man's disease can be treated by exercising sun protection, since the sun has been shown to increase the possibiliities of the disease becoming cancer.  Cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen and electrosurgery is also helpful.  Some medicine is also distributed to people with this disease to ease the development of the warts and lesions. They can be removed, but they will only continue to form throughout lifetime.