title: History of Morgellons disease: the same name for different psychodermatologic diseases?
abstract: "Morgellons disease" has been a controversial topic in the history of psychodermatology. The most consensual scientific opinion is that it is a primary psychiatric disorder, particularly, a delusional disorder, although others were also pointed out. Some authors have suggested that it may correspond to a common dermatosis with secondary psychopathology. The Morgellons Research Foundation has advocated that it is "an emerging infectious" entity. This paper intends to critically review the main ideas and controversies, since its first description.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Department, Coimbra Hospital and University Centre, Coimbra, Portugal.
authors.forename: Bárbara Roque
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.affiliation: University B.I.S. Group of Institutions, Punjab Technical University, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Maria Grazia
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Roccia
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Department, Coimbra Hospital and University Centre, Coimbra, Portugal.
authors.forename: José Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Cardoso
authors.affiliation: Centro Studi per la Ricerca Multidisciplinare e Rigenerativa, Università Degli Studi "G. Marconi", Rome, Italy. k.franca@med.miami.edu.|Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1600 NW 10th Ave, 1140, 33136, Miami, FL, USA. k.franca@med.miami.edu.
authors.forename: Katlein
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4286-7169
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: França
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Academic Teaching Hospital Dresden-Friedrichstadt, Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: Uwe
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Wollina
authors.affiliation: Centro Studi per la Ricerca Multidisciplinare e Rigenerativa, Università Degli Studi "G. Marconi", Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Torello
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lotti
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Physics, Subnuclear and Radiation, Università Degli Studi "G. Marconi", Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fioranelli
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D063726:Delusional Parasitosis / Q000266:history*; D003880:Dermatology / Q000266:history*; D005260:Female; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D055535:Morgellons Disease / Q000266:history*; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000266:history*; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000266:history*; D009626:Terminology as Topic
keywords: Dermatopsychiatry; History; Morgellons disease; Psychodermatology; Psychoneurocutaneous medicine