Bizarre skin disorder confounds scientists

(MSNBC) UPDATED 2008-10-02

An unusual skin condition that researchers are calling Morgellons syndrome is sparking a debate on whether the symptoms are physical or all in a patient's mind. Morgellons patients complain of intense itching, and knotty skin lumps full of "tangles" of hair. In this article from MSNBC, one magazine reporter talks to doctors and patients about the syndrome and about the peculiar skin fibers that some experts say are neither man-made or biologically natural. Read full story >

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