Ann Dermatol.  2018 Jun;30(3):361-362. 10.5021/ad.2018.30.3.361.

Morgellons Disease: Truth & Belief

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Diagnostic and Clinical Medicine and of Public Health, Institute of Pathology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy. emailmedical@gmail.com
  • 2Provincial Health Care Services, Institute of Pathology, Santa Maria del Carmine Hospital, Rovereto, Italy.

Abstract

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MeSH Terms

Morgellons Disease*

Figure

  • Fig. 1 Photo of the grayish wires under the epidermis of the patient (by courtesy of Prof. A.M. Gatti).


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