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Morgellons

Morgellons (/mɔːrˈɡɛlənz/[citation needed]) is the informal name of a self-diagnosed, scientifically unsubstantiated skin condition in which individuals have sores that they believe contain fibrous material. Morgellons is not well understood, but the general medical consensus is that it is a form of delusional parasitosis, on the psychiatric spectrum.…

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Morgellons

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Triples129
Avg. degree1.97
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related to Further reading · 43
Morgellons → Brian, Contested, Dermatology, Dunning, Egeland BM, European Academy, Evidence, Fair, Gurman, Hand, Hand Surgery, Health, Henry SL, Hovius, Illness, Internet, ISSN, Its Implications, JEADV, Journal
related to Media coverage · 27
Morgellons → ABC, ABC's Good Morning America, ABC's Nightline, American Journal, Australia, CBS, Clinical Dermatology, CNN, Europe, Health, In August, In June, In May, January, July, Los Angeles County Department, Medical Mysteries, Morgellons Disease, MRF, NBC's The Today Show
related to CDC investigation · 19
Morgellons → American Academy, Armed Forces Institute, By August, CDC, CDC Study, Centers, Dermatology, Disease Control, In January, In June, June, Kaiser Permanente, Northern California, November, Pathology, Prevention, The, The Morgellons Research Foundation, Unexplained Dermopathy
related to Internet and media influence · 15
Morgellons → According, An, Burke, CDC, In, Internet, Lyme, People, Physician Fidel Vila-Rodriguez, Robert Bartholomew, The, The Dallas Observer, This, Waddell, World Wide Web
related to Morgellons Research Foundation · 11
Morgellons → Australia, Canada, In, It, Leitao, Morgellons Research Foundation, MRF, Netherlands, Oklahoma State University, The MRF, UK
related to Medical description · 5
Morgellons → An, CDC, Controversy, Its, Lyme
related to Morgellons named · 5
Morgellons → Friend, Languedoc, Leitao, Letter, Sir Thomas Browne
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Morgellons → Nocebo
is a · 1
Morgellons → infectious disease

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disease leitao condition medical cdc internet people 2006 fibers delusional illness skin sores research son symptoms individuals parasitosis foundation article

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MorgellonsRisksNocebo1.00infobox
Morgellonsis ainfectious disease0.90text
delusional infestationinstance ofsimilar to more commonly recognized conditions0.80text
fibers or threads obtained from people to determine their potential sourceinstance ofwhich involved skin biopsies from affected people and characterization of foreign material0.80text
Morgellonsrelated to CDC investigationThe Morgellons Research Foundation0.60section
Morgellonsrelated to CDC investigationCenters0.60section
Morgellonsrelated to CDC investigationDisease Control0.60section
Morgellonsrelated to CDC investigationPrevention0.60section
Morgellonsrelated to CDC investigationCDC0.60section
Morgellonsrelated to CDC investigationJune0.60section
Morgellonsrelated to CDC investigationBy August0.60section
Morgellonsrelated to CDC investigationIn June0.60section

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