Dede Koswara, commonly known as 'Tree man', smokes as he poses for a photographer in his home village in Bandung, Java, Indonesia Credit: GETTY Due to a rare genetic problem with Dede's immune system ...

KAMPUNG BUNDAR, Indonesia - Inside a dimly lighted living room in the heart of the Javanese forest, Dede Koswara blankly examines his bulky hands, which have morphed to the size of catcher's mitts. He ...

A rare genetic disorder that transforms a person's hands and feet, in particular, into tree-bark-like warts and cutaneous horns made news recently. It's truly out of the ordinary. So what's this all ...