Rickshaw puller left with enormous 'erupting' hands and feet

The rickshaw puller has suffered from an inherited skin disorder named Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis since he was ten years old.

Remarkably Ajul still works despite his condition.

But Dr Samanta Lal Sen, an expert in burn and plastic surgery at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital, today announced medics are brainstorming how best to treat Ajul.

On-duty doctors paid the lad and his family a visit today.

Ajul’s condition is caused by an infection which triggers "skin eruptions”, wart-like lesions that resemble tree roots and reddish-brown pigments.

No serious treatment against EV has been found but several have been suggested.

Other recognised "tree men” include Romanian Ion Toader and Dede Koswara from Indonesia.

(dailystar.co.uk)