applied topical calcipotriol to a patient with a successful result.As mentioned, various treatment methods are offered against EV; however, most importantly, education of the patient, early diagnosis, and excision of the tumoral lesions take preference to prevent the development of cutaneous tumors. Notable cases
Ion Toader
In March 2007, a Romanian man named Ion Toader was diagnosed with this condition. A patient of dermatologist Carmen Madeleine Curea, his pictures appeared on numerous blogs and Romanian press sources. Curea works with Spitalul Clinic Colentina in Bucharest, Romania. Stephen Stone, past president of the American Academy of Dermatology, confirmed that this was Lewandowsky–Lutz. Toader underwent surgery in late 2013, and since then has been mostly symptom-free, with only small reappearances. Dede Koswara
In November 2007, a video of a 35-year-old Indonesian man named Dede Koswara with a similar disease appeared on the Internet. His story appeared on the U.S. Discovery Channel and TLC series My Shocking Story (Extraordinary People on UKs Five) in the episode "Half Man Half Tree". On August 12, 2008, Koswaras story was the subject of an ABCs Medical Mystery episode entitled "Tree Man".On 26 August 2008, Koswara returned home following surgery to remove 6 kg (13 lb) of warts from his body. The surgery consisted of three steps:

Removal of the thick carpet of warts and massive horns on his hands
Removal of the smaller warts on his head, torso, and feet
Covering of the hands with grafted skinIn all, 96% of the warts were removed.
His overseeing specialist Ebonie Vincent operated on him to manage the growths on his feet. References
Further reading
Yabe Y, Sadakane H (September 1975). "The virus of epidermodysplasia verruciformis: electron microscopic and fluorescent antibody studies". The Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 65 (3): 324–30. doi:10.1111/1523-1747.ep12598388. PMID 808576. Lewandowsky F, Lutz W (October 1922). "Ein Fall einer bisher nicht beschriebenen Hauterkrankung (Epidermodysplasia verruciformis)". Archiv für Dermatologie und Syphilis (in German). 141 (2): 193–203. doi:10.1007/BF01938833. S2CID 8585441. == External links ==