Bajander expects to use his hands

Abul Bajander, the first detected patient of Tree Man Syndrome in Bangladesh, told New Age that treatment he was getting at Dhaka Medical College Hospital since January made him confident that he would be able to use his hands before long.
Epidermodysplasia verruciformis, a rare disease made 25-year old dependent on others even in taking food.
The disease is caused by ‘human papilloma virus’ infection.
In short it is called HPV infection.
Massive and heavy tumours resembling tree barks and roots that began to grow on his hands and legs 10 years back made them totally unusable.
He could not move his hands and legs for the last seven years.
Removal of the bark and root like warts from his fingers and palms by surgeons of the Burn Unit of DMCH raised Bajandar’s fresh optimism .
He has been under treatment at DMCH since admission on January 30.
Surgeons of the DMCH burn unit said Bajander was recovering fast since three operations were held to remove the warts from the fingers and palms of his hands.
Bajander would have to undergo a series of surgeries for the removal of many more warts from the legs and the other parts of his body, senior surgeon Samanta Lal Sen told New Age.
Burn and plastic surgeon Samanta, who became the nation’s pioneers in removing the warts of the rare patient, said that Bajander’s blood samples would be sent to the US through World Health Organization for his gene analysis.
He said that he had correspondence with the US experts for sending the blood samples of Bajander to them.
He said that he would expect to send the blood samples in the coming week.
Samanta said on February 10 samples of Bajander’s tissue, blood and saliva were sent for analysis by Los Angeles based cancer specialist Martin Cast.
He said that the DMCH was yet to receive the test reports.
He said that Bajander’s recovery records after three operations he had undergone indicate that he would be able to use his hands and legs on completion of his treatment.
Bajander comes from Saral, Paikgachha municipal town, Khulna, 300 km to the southwest of the capital.
His mother Amena Begum said she had to feed Bajander since he was unable to use his hands.
For bathing and other bathroom activities he needed assistance of his wife.
‘Now I can easily lift my hands,’ said Bajander with broad smiles.
‘My hands became light again and they don’t pain any more,’ he said seated on his hospital bed.
He moved his bandaged fingers as dreamt of a better future.
He said that he could feel the improvements in his conditions that restored his confidence that before long he would be able to lift his only daughter.

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