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Morgellons (/ m ɔːr ˈ ɡ ɛ l ə n z /) is the informal name of a self-diagnosed, scientifically unsubstantiated skin condition in which individuals have sores that they believe contain fibrous material. [1] [2] Morgellons is not well understood, but the general medical consensus is that it is a form of delusional parasitosis, [3] on the ...
What is Joni Mitchell’s mysterious illness Morgellons disease, as 80-year-old singer performed first-ever Grammy Awards ... or biting; and a belief that fibres, threads, or black stringy ...
An active online community has supported the notion that Morgellons is an infectious disease, and propose an association with Lyme disease. Publications "largely from a single group of investigators" describe findings of spirochetes, keratin and collagen in skin samples of a small number of individuals; these findings are contradicted by the ...
There is, however, no suggestion that the symptoms described by Browne are linked to the alleged modern cases of Morgellons. [ 3 ] In 1935, Charles Ernest Kellett MD FRCP (1903–1978), who lectured in the history of medicine at the University of Newcastle medical school , [ 4 ] wrote a detailed criticism of Browne's Morgellons reference.
Joni's historic Grammys performance and win comes amid the "Case of You" singer's battle with a mysterious illness called Morgellons disease. Joni first revealed that she was dealing with the rare ...
Black specks, iridescent crystals, microscopic hairs, wormlike creatures, hairlike creatures (the size of an eyelash to several inches long, and colors ranging from transparent to shinny black) "lintlike balls" bloody and/saltlike granules and threads, have all been described as emerging from the lesions. Interesting stuff.
Eggs of different species of parasitic worm. Parasitic worms, also known as helminths, [1] are a polyphyletic group of large macroparasites; adults can generally be seen with the naked eye.
Indistinct obliquely waved fuscous antemedial and medial lines, the latter on hindwing embracing the black discocellular spot. Both wings with waved postmedial line, with fuscous marks beyond it above middle of forewings and above inner margin of each wing. There is a sub-marginal fuscous marks series and a marginal black specks series. [3]