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32-year-old Dede, an Indonesian villager, is dubbed the "Tree Man." He has woody growths on his hands that make him unfit for any kind of work except to feature as a "freak."
"We're clear about not giving them (US doctors) permission to bring Dede to the US," health ministry spokeswoman Lily Sriwahyuni Sulistiyowati was quoted as saying by Warta Kota daily.
"Moreover, people like Dede, who live in small villages, don't want to
be taken away, especially to give blood samples. Normally village people don't easily give foreigners permission to test their blood," she said.
The spokeswoman declined to give an immediate comment when contacted by AFP.
Anthony Gaspari, a dermatologist from the University of Maryland,
examined Dede as part of the documentary.
He believes the massive growths are a combination of the human papilloma virus, which causes warts, and a genetic disorder that means his immune system is too weak to fight them off.
Gaspari told AFP from the United States that he was disappointed by the reported health ministry decision but said it would not stop his initial plan to treat his condition.
Gaspari said he was in negotiations with a US pharmaceutical company to provide Dede with an ongoing supply of vitamin A, which would hopefully boost his immune system and hinder the growth of the warts.
"My initial plan would be to send medication to Indonesia to a local
doctor to administer," he said. "If it doesn't work I won't have any
choice but to try to get him over here."
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yeah. its a conbination of HPV and a weak immune system which he might have inherited genetically. so the warts are continuously multiplying, one over the other, to form... well, somtheing that resembles tree bark.
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that is weird 
so the stuff on the actual arm are warts... but are the things at the ends his fingernails??
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seeing that picture gives me the urge to get a cheese grater or an axe.
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^lol
if those are his arms.... i wonder what his face looks like?
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i bet they will have to cut those hands off...
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is there a full body picture??
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yeah i had that picture too but i felt too bad to put it up. i felt like if i did id be making a freak show out of him...
man... i think they should ban those jobs. freak shows? thats so cruel and inhumane. i think the police should arrest those who organize freak shows. anyway, what kind of a wife is that? she abandoned him and her kids as well? i mean, fine, you can have your own life if you wish, but i think you should stay by his side knowing that this guy needs you. look at what the whole world is doing to him. and it saddens me that this man has no access to medical care. though its kinda strange, i agree, that for a man with a terribly weakened immune system his health is actually sound. maybe the government thought that it ought to focus its energies and resources on people with worse conditions. but still. the fact that he cannot use his hands and find a job makes him a worthy candidate for health programmes...
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That's crazy... Wow!
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i know.
it brings out the hypochondriac feelings in me.
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