Morgellons disease, illuminating an undefined illness: A case series

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Harvey, William T ^a   Bransfield, Robert C ^b   Mercer, Dana E ^c   Wright, Andrew J ^d   Ricchi, Rebecca M ^e   Leitao, Mary M ^f  

^a Preventive Medicine   (United States)

^b Psychiatry   (United States)

^c Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^d General Practitioner   (United Kingdom)

^e UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

^f BS (Biology)   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCIUM; CD16 ANTIGEN; CD56 ANTIGEN; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; GLOBULIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; INSULIN; LEPTIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELUSION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEDICAL RECORD; MORGELLONS DISEASE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SKIN DISEASE; VITAL SIGN;

EID: 72449181355     PISSN: 17521947     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4076/1752-1947-3-8243     Document Type: Article

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