“They paved her epiderm, and put up a liver spot...”
From Wiki:
Morgellons (also called Morgellons disease or Morgellons syndrome) is a name given to a proposed infectious condition characterized by a range of cutaneous (skin) symptoms including crawling, biting, and stinging sensations; finding fibers on or under the skin; and persistent skin lesions (e.g., rashes or sores). Current scientific consensus holds that Morgellons is not a new disorder and is instead a new and misleading name for known illnesses. Most doctors, including dermatologists and psychiatrists, regard Morgellons as a manifestation of known medical conditions, including delusional parasitosis, although some health professionals say that an infectious cause could one day be found. Illnesses such as delusional parasitosis can be serious and debilitating, but tested and effective treatments exist.
“crawling, biting, and stinging sensations;”
Ok, I was going to make a comment like she should try a little DDT on that . . . but I decided against it.
Hmmm the scientist/medical world does not understand something and then they call the patient delusional
Had that happen when I was young being called delusional....ended up the illness was a severe case of Graves disease.
The treatment keeps one alive but not fun to deal with living on sythetic thyroid meds and no actual gland.
I knew another woman who was actually commmitted to a mental institution untill someone got clued in that she had Graves.