Of course they're not imagining it, it's a psychological disorder. My grandmother had it for a time. In her case it was a reaction to medication. This is just delusional parasitosis masquarading as a new disease.
Sir Gawain wrote: "Of course they're not imagining it, it's a psychological disorder..."
Perhaps you have confused me with someone else. I did not make the statement claiming that Morgellons disease is a case of patients' imaginations.
Sir Gawain wrote: "...My grandmother had it for a time. In her case it was a reaction to medication..."
It's good to hear that your Grandmother's physician discovered the source of her malady.
Sir Gawain wrote: "...This is just delusional parasitosis masquarading as a new disease."
Do you have links to an abstract or full text article citing the research where that claim is made?
If so, perhaps you'd better point the researchers in the direction of the Annals of Medical History where the existence of Morgellons disease was discussed in the 1600s on the European continent.
SIR THOMAS BROWNE AND THE DISEASE CALLED THE MORGELLONS