Ann Dermatol.
2018 Jun;30(3):362-363. 10.5021/ad.2018.30.3.362.
Morgellons Disease: a Manifestation of Psychiatric Disorder
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Institute of Human-Environment Interface Biology, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Laboratory of Cutaneous Aging and Hair Research, Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- KMID: 2419183
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2018.30.3.362
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Fig. 1 (A) Photo of the crusted papule with fiber like materials on the pubic area. The patient claimed to have bugs protruding from the skin lesion. (B) Dermoscopic examination of the fibrous material revealed that inorganic black colored fibers were mixed with keratin materials.
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