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Exploring the association between Morgellons disease and Lyme disease: identification of Borrelia burgdorferi in Morgellons disease patients

BACKGROUND: Morgellons disease (MD) is a complex skin disorder characterized by ulcerating lesions that have protruding or embedded filaments. Many clinicians refer to this condition as delusional parasitosis or delusional infestation and consider the filaments to be introduced textile fibers. In co...

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Autores principales: Middelveen, Marianne J, Bandoski, Cheryl, Burke, Jennie, Sapi, Eva, Filush, Katherine R, Wang, Yean, Franco, Agustin, Mayne, Peter J, Stricker, Raphael B
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4328066/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25879673
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12895-015-0023-0