Diseases

Morgellons Disease

An unexplained illness which is characterized by skin manifestations including non-healing lesions, itching, and the appearance of fibers.

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Abstract

An unexplained illness which is characterized by skin manifestations including non-healing lesions, itching, and the appearance of fibers.

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Synonyms

6 entry terms
  • Morgellon's
  • Morgellons
  • Morgellons Syndrome
  • Disease, Morgellons
  • Morgellon
  • Syndrome, Morgellons

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31 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, virology.

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History Note

2009

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Previous Indexing

  • Skin Diseases, Parasitic (2006-2008)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Morgellons Disease. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D055535. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D055535
  2. Morgellons Disease. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgellons
  3. Morgellons Disease. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41398