Morgellons disease is characterized by symptoms similar to primary delusional parasitosis, but symptoms of this condition also include the delusional belief that inanimate objects, usually fibers, are in the skin as well as the parasites.
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Morgellons disease is a skin disorder characterized by hair-like filaments that are embedded in the skin.
Woman in her 60s presented in a state of formal
Morgellons disease with colorful fibers coming out of her face and scalp, plus a slew of debilitating symptoms: fatigue, pains, depression, hypertension, and others, for years.
No word has been given on what the folk star is being treated for but she has previously stated she suffers from
Morgellons disease.
The 71-year-old singer-songwriter said in December that she has a rare skin condition,
Morgellons disease, which prevents her from performing.
Four months ago Joni, best known for her 1970 hit Big Yellow Taxi, told a magazine she had
Morgellons disease, a skin condition that stopped her performing.
The 71-year-old singer-songwriter told Billboard magazine in December that she has a rare skin condition,
Morgellons disease, which prevents her from performing.
We learn, in an uncomfortably up-close and personal kind of way, about
Morgellons disease and the plight of people suffering from something that many in the medical community aren't convinced really exists.
The keywords included the following: parasitosis, delusional; ectoparasitosis, delusional; infestations, delusional; Ekbom's syndrome; acarophobia; and
Morgellons disease. A representative series of cases, either from peer-reviewed scientific publications, or from the authors' own clinical practices are reported first.
Exploring her own (and others') ability to empathize, she visits dangerous Third World locales, investigates the convicted child murderers known as the West Memphis Three, attends a conference on
Morgellons disease (a delusional belief that insects or strange fibers are growing beneath the skin), joins a commercialized gang tour of Los Angeles, and takes a job feigning symptoms to be diagnosed by medical students.
A particular condition that gets growing attention in patients with CLD is
Morgellons disease.
Morgellons disease is an emerging skin disease characterized by formation of dermal filaments associated with multisystemic symptoms [112].