Association of spirochetal infection with Morgellons disease [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/8g]
Morgellons disease (MD) is an emerging multisystem illness characterized by skin lesions with unusual filaments embedded in or projecting from epithelial tissue. Filament formation results from abnormal keratin and collagen expression by epithelial-based keratinocytes and fibroblasts. Recent researc...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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F1000 Research Ltd
2013-01-01
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| Series: | F1000Research |
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| Online Access: | http://f1000research.com/articles/2-25/v1 |