What is this disease that the actor in the film “A Different Man” suffers from?

His appearance at Deauville American Film Festivalfrom September 6 to 15, has provoked strong reactions. Adam Pearson, the actor starring in the film “A Different Man”, produced by A24, by Aaron Schimberg has made an impression. The British actor suffers from neurofibromatosis type 1, also called disease of Recklinghausena serious and orphan genetic disease caused by mutations of certain genes.

A film that deals with disability

Very diverse, the symptoms vary from one person to another and can be disabling in daily life. “The disease manifests itself by coffee with milk spots on skin and tumors located along the nerves, called neurofibromas,” according to Orphanet, the rare disease information portal (source 1). In the most severe forms, these growths deform the face, as is the case for actor Adam Pearson.

The film “A Different Man” tells the story of a man suffering from neurofibromatosis. After undergoing medical intervention, his face changes. Actor Adam Pearson…

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