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Parasitic Infection Flummoxes Victims and Doctors

Posted by Zonk on from the if-you-need-me-i'll-now-be-up-all-night dept.

Toxictoy writes "Imagine having a disease that is so controversial that doctors refuse to treat you. Individuals with this disease report disturbing crawling, stinging, and biting sensations, as well as non-healing skin lesions, which are associated with highly unusual structures. These structures can be described as fiber-like or filamentous, and are the most striking feature of this disease. In addition, patients report the presence of seed-like granules and black speck-like material associated with their skin. Sound like a bad plot for a Sci-Fi channel movie? Think again - it could be Morgellon's Syndrome."

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  1. Hate to break it to you by amliebsch · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Those dark filaments coming out of your skin? Us norms call that "body hair."

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