ELEPHANT MAN: Rare Disease Causes Legs To Swell Three Inches A Year

Tuncer Demirezen poses in an undated photo. Demirezen, who lives in Sarkisla, Sivas, Turkey, has a disease called 'Lymphatic filariasis' and developed a syndrome called 'elephantiasis', which is marked by severe swelling in the legs. Note: Picture is a screenshot from a video (Newsflash) Tuncer Demirezen poses in an undated photo. Demirezen, who lives in Sarkisla, Sivas, Turkey, has a disease called 'Lymphatic filariasis' and developed a syndrome called 'elephantiasis', which is marked by severe swelling in the legs. Note: Picture is a screenshot from a video (Newsflash)
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11 October 2022
A man who lives in constant pain has told how a rare incurable disease causes his legs to swell by seven centimetres every year. Tuncer Demirezen says he has to have his shoes specially made after the disease caused his feet to swell up to an enormous size. The father of four, who comes...