FindHealthNews Index  |  Save/Exchange Information |  WikiWax News, Reviews, and Articles on von Recklinghausen's Disease 'Elephant Man' Transformed by Full-Face Transplant  Mar 25, 2008 Coler spent 24 years disfigured by Von Recklinghausen's disease, a rare genetic disorder brought to the attention of the masses 100 years ago Joseph Merrick, nicknamed the Elephant Man and the subject of a 1980 movie of the same name. Although British anthropologist Ashley Montagu said Merrick suffered from Von Recklinghausen's disease in his 1971 book, "The Elephant Man: A Study in Human Dignity," others have speculated that Merrick may have suffered from elephantiasis or Proteus syndrome. (Fox News) * Ambassador says that treatment will strengthen relations  Feb 10, 2007 Kabore is a sufferer of neurofibromatosis, also known as Von Recklinghausen's disease ... The hospital has worked on 30 to 40 Taiwanese patients with Von Recklinghausen's disease, Chen estimates. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World) * `Elephant man' to undergo further surgery in Taiwan  Nov 27, 2006 A Von Recklinghausen's disease sufferer from the West African state of Burkina Faso came to Taiwan again yesterday for further surgery to improve the "new face" given to him by Taiwanese surgeons three years ago ... Von Recklinghausen's disease, also known as neurofibromatosis, is a disease characterized by disordered growth of ectodermal tissues and a variety of other dysplastic abnormalities of skin, nerve systems, bones, endocrine organs and blood vessels. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World) Back to FindHealthNews Home [ Terms Of Use | Privacy | About ] ©1998-2006 SurfWax, Inc. All rights reserved. Patents pending. Copyright SurfWax, Inc. 2006