title: Morgellons Disease.
abstract: Morgellons disease is a rare disease with unknown etiology. Herein, we report the first case of Morgellons disease in Korea. A 30-year-old woman presented with a 2-month history of pruritic erythematous patches and erosions on the arms, hands, and chin. She insisted that she had fiber-like materials under her skin, which she had observed through a magnifying device. We performed skin biopsy, and observed a fiber extruding from the dermal side of the specimen. Histopathological examination showed only mild lymphocytic infiltration, and failed to reveal evidence of any microorganism. The polymerase chain reaction forBorrelia burgdorferiwas negative in her serum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jungyoon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ohn
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Seon Yong
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jungyoon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Yun Seon
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Choe
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyu Han
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Kim
keywords: Asian continental ancestry group; Borrelia burgdorferi; Morgellons disease