Proteus Syndrome is also known as Elattoproteus Syndrome and elephant man disease.  It may be confused with Neurofibromatosis and the Elephant Man, Joseph Merrick, originally believed to have neurofibromatosis, is now believed to have had Proteus Syndrome.  To see images of Joseph Merrick click HERE.  In 1983 a German pediatrician named the syndrome after the… Read more »