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What is Morgellons Disease?

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    Morgellons is not recognized as a unique disorder, so there is currently no list of symptoms or differential diagnosis for Morgellons that is generally accepted by the medical community. Patients usually self-diagnose based on media reports, the internet, and information published by the Morgellons Research Foundation. Symptoms usually include:[26][35]
    • Disturbing sensations of insect-like crawling, stinging or biting on or under the skin (i.e. formication)
    • Skin rashes and lesions that do not heal
    • Fiber-like filaments, granules or crystals that appear on or under the skin or that can be extracted from lesions
    • Joint, muscle and connective tissue pain, including fibromyalgia
    • Debilitating fatigue
    • Cognitive dysfunction, including difficulty with concentration, short-term memory, and attention
     
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    Following a mailing campaign coordinated by the Morgellons Research Foundation in which "self-described sufferers clicked on the foundation Web site and sent thousands of form letters to members of Congress,"[2] the CDC, in conjunction with Kaiser Permanente's Northern California Division of Research, launched a study of the unexplained skin condition known as Morgellons. A press conference was held on Jan 16, 2008, with Michele Pearson, principal investigator for the CDC, and Joe Selby, Director of Kaiser Permanente's Northern California Division of Research.[34] During the press conference, Pearson stated: "What I can tell you is real is the suffering that these patients are experiencing. I cannot characterize this as a syndrome, as disease. I can tell you it's an unexplained illness." Clinical examinations for the study will be done in
     
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    Thanks for your detailed answer.
     
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