Missionary encounters extremely bizarre skin condition in Eastern Europe

[Cronos Impera]

Men, in Eastern Europe Protestant Chruches try to convert Orthodox christians to their particular confession.Even here, in Romania the Salvation Army and Jehova's Witnesses gain adepts following an agressive marketing campaign to discredit the Orthodox Church.

[Vladimir]

So I take it that this guy is trying to grow hooves?

[Watchman]

I don't know about the particular case mentioned here, but there is actually a nasty genetic condition that screws up your skin cell growth. It - of course - has some interesting Latin name which I don't - of course - remember (Icthyosomethingorother, I think), and tends to be quit uncomfortable for the poor folks who suffer from it. Descriptions I've seen speak of "scale-like", very rough and thick, skin that is constantly breaking much like the skin at the soles and heels of your feet can, due to its inflexibility and dryness. Rather painful, I understand.

Now, this one might just be a hoax or a genuine case of skin growth going rather spectacularly haywire. Given that random genetic flukes can result in much stranger stuff - two-headed calves and serpents immediately spring to mind, as do the occasional insect mutations that have a quite perfectly developed set of legs where the antennae should be - such a hyper-growth issue is as such quite credible enough.