The hundred u man is shunned in Bangladesh

A Bangladeshi man suffers from a special disease, causing hundreds of bubble-like tumors to grow throughout his body.

Shadot Hossain is thought to have neurofibromatosis . The tumors became increasingly serious, covering Hossain's entire body, making it impossible for him to wear a shirt or have difficulties in eating.

Neurofibromatosis is an inherited disease caused by disorder of the chromosome of the nervous system , creating tumors on nerve fibers anywhere on the body. This is not a form of cancer or infectious disease.

"I feel extremely difficult to endure such pain. I feel itchy on my body and neck. My body is very heavy," he said.

"Everyone tries to stay away when I see me, children panic and run away , " he said.

Hossain said the children called him "a monster" even though he was relatively good-looking when he was young. Meanwhile, his 12-year-old son also avoided him.

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Mr. Hossain took pictures with his wife and children.(Photo: Rehman Asad).

"I feel very bad, I can't sleep at night because of fear." Mr. Hossain discovered the disease at the age of 13, however, for nearly 5 years, the condition has become severe, affecting vision.

Before that, he still worked like a normal person but the disease caused him to quit work. Without a steady income, Hossain could not continue to treat illness or help his family.

Mrs. Hailain's wife Tajmohel Khatun said the financial burden is weighing on the family. Currently, her husband uses the toilet also need help.

"I have to accept this fact. My two daughters must get married, the other son cannot go to school," she said.

Mr. Hossain is preparing surgery to remove the tumor to regain aesthetic. Without surgery, the 47-year-old man can permanently lose his vision.

The family of the man with this evil disease is looking forward to the help of charities.

Thanks to efforts to call for support from Mohammed Mamun Biswas, a local social worker, Mr. Hossain can go to a hospital in Dhaka to be diagnosed and treated in the next few weeks.

"I hope my husband will pass away so that I do not have to live a widow's life. Our life is not peaceful," his wife said.