Hussain Bisad

Hussain Bisad has the largest hands of anyone alive: his hands are 10.59 inches or 26.9 cm long. He is among the tallest men in the world, at height | m=2.32. He has size 26 feet and is convert|210|kg|lb|abbr=on|lk=on. He fled Somalia after being shot, and has been granted asylum in Britain. [cite web | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/1847666.stm | title=Second tallest man has biggest hands | publisher=BBC News website | date=2002-02-28 | accessdate=2007-08-09]

Tallness does not run in Hussain’s family, as his twin sister, Khardra, is just below the average height of women. Doctors are concerned that Hassain is suffering from a condition called pituitary giantism, that makes growth continue after most people stop developing. Expert in abnormal growth Professor Mike Besser, from Bart’s Hospital, Central London, said he probably has a tumour in the pituitary gland behind his eyes.

ee also

*Giantism
*List of tall men

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