PHOTOS: Man 'Grows' Elephant-Size Leg Giving Him Severe Pain With Every Step He Takes

A man has developed a leg the size of a full-size elephant which gives him severe pain with the slightest of movement. Boonthing Namphet, 42, has been suffering with the condition called Lymphadenitis for more than a decade...


It stems from an infection of the lymph nodes - which means that he struggles to walk and eventually will be totally disabled.

A Thai Buddhist monk, famous for bringing aid to the poor and severely ill, is appealing for help through social media.

Monk Bhin of the Ruamkatanyu Foundation in Bangkok, Thailand. has also launched a fund to help Boonthing who has been left unable to work by the condition.