A skin condition tied to delusions is posing a riddle for doctors: What to do when a diagnosis causes offense?

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Morgellons disease causes black, white, red, or blue fibers to appear under the skin or protrude from it. People may also feel crawling, stinging, or biting sensations in their skin, joint pain, and ...

Imagine your body pocked by erupting sores. The sensation of little bugs crawling all over you. And worst of all, mysterious red and blue fibers sprouting from your skin. It may sound like a macabre ...

After years of patients’ complaints, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched a study into a bizarre -- and possibly delusional -- condition known as Morgellons, in which ...

(AP) - A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press ...

The symptoms of the bizarre illness known as Morgellons are enough to make your skin crawl. For patients who say they are suffering from the condition, that sensation is all too real. Sufferers report ...

One day in 2003, Mary Leitao plucked a fiber that looked like dandelion fluff from a sore under her 2-year-old son's lip. Three pediatricians, three allergists, two dermatologists, and many ...