Morgellons disease
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'''Morgellons disease''', or more properly, "the Morgellons" is a [[neologism]] adapted from a very old medical reference, and used by Mary Leitao, of McMurray, [[Pennsylvania]], to describe her child's rash, which doctors described as common eczema. "Advocates" of the disease<ref>How, exactly, can one be an "advocate" of a disease?</ref> describe it as a series of sores on the skin, out of which grow small colored fibers. The sores are certainly not caused by picking at the skin due to drug addiction and the fibers are certainly not bits of clothing that get stuck to the sores in the course of the day, so don't even think about it. | '''Morgellons disease''', or more properly, "the Morgellons" is a [[neologism]] adapted from a very old medical reference, and used by Mary Leitao, of McMurray, [[Pennsylvania]], to describe her child's rash, which doctors described as common eczema. "Advocates" of the disease<ref>How, exactly, can one be an "advocate" of a disease?</ref> describe it as a series of sores on the skin, out of which grow small colored fibers. The sores are certainly not caused by picking at the skin due to drug addiction and the fibers are certainly not bits of clothing that get stuck to the sores in the course of the day, so don't even think about it. | ||
Revision as of 07:40, 28 May 2010
Morgellons disease, or more properly, "the Morgellons" is a neologism adapted from a very old medical reference, and used by Mary Leitao, of McMurray, Pennsylvania, to describe her child's rash, which doctors described as common eczema. "Advocates" of the disease[1] describe it as a series of sores on the skin, out of which grow small colored fibers. The sores are certainly not caused by picking at the skin due to drug addiction and the fibers are certainly not bits of clothing that get stuck to the sores in the course of the day, so don't even think about it.
The primary scientist involved in the syndrome is Dr. Randy Wymore, an Oklahoma State University assistant professor of pharmacology and physiology.
The CDC deems the disease an "unexplained skin condition" or "unexplained dermopathy."[2]
Most doctors believe that Morgellons disease is not an actual skin disease, but is in fact delusional parasitosis.[3]
External links
- See the Wikipedia article on delusional parasitosis.
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the topic
- Worst paper ever
- Morgellons Research Foundation® One-stop woo shopping
Footnotes
- ↑ How, exactly, can one be an "advocate" of a disease?
- ↑ Unexplained Dermopathy (aka "Morgellons")
- ↑ An article by our own PalMD
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