Talk:Morgellons

Simple Style & Clarity Edit request.

There is a paragraph that begins with "Vila-Rodriguez states...", but Vila-Rodriguez is not mentioned prior to this. He's cited as reference (presumably appropriately and correctly). Could someone please edit the article so it explains his relevance? My quick internet search suggests that he's a psychiatrist and researcher.

I before realizing editing this page was restricted, my quick solution was to have the sentence "Fidel Vila-Rodriguez, a psychiatrist and researcher,..." but there may be a better way to address this issue.

Thanks! Vapid Paragon (talk) 21:49, 24 April 2023 (UTC)

I don't understand why we are using a 2008 case report to cite anything in the article. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 23:16, 24 April 2023 (UTC)

Some things are timeless and always relevant. This is one of them. -- Valjean (talk) (PING me) 02:10, 25 April 2023 (UTC)

All righty then, did this (the thing as written made no sense). SandyGeorgia (Talk) 02:16, 25 April 2023 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 22 September 2023

Greetings. Your entry on Wiki for Morgellons does not include the most current, fact based and peer-reviewed information. You present this information as a delusional parasitosis, but it has been in fact proven to have basis in medical fact. I want you to include more information on your site and present a more balanced and accurate picture of the current understanding of Morgellons.

Although Morgellons was previously thought to be delusional parasitosis, more recent studies have found it to be substantiated and associated with spirochete infection and tickborne illness such as Lyme Disease.

<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7012249<ref>

<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5811176/<ref>

<ref>https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/morgellons-disease#summary<ref>

I therefore ask that you kindly include the above information and add it to the Wiki page in order to present correct, current and relevant information on this misunderstood and previously misdiagnosed disease.

Thank you. 2601:1C2:4C00:FFA0:3DEC:CD4:61AF:C864 (talk) 14:28, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

No. Middelveen's works have been requested many times before. Check the archives to find why they were rejected. --Hob Gadling (talk) 14:51, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

i believe that people are going to keep dumping this dude here until you add a citation o his work somewhere in the body of the wiki... maybe a unreliable research section? 99.69.134.61 (talk) 19:36, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

I have no quarrel with the decision not to include her work, but let's at least get it right that Dr. Middelveen, whose work I have no credentials to assess, is a woman. :) 208.99.255.70 (talk) 16:00, 29 March 2024 (UTC)

Read WP:FRINGE on how to handle such stuff. --Hob Gadling (talk) 08:07, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

And more generally, read Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources (medicine). Wikipedia does not cite arbitrary primary-source studies as a means to contradict existing scientific consensus, and regarding medical topics, bases content on systematic reviews etc. AndyTheGrump (talk) 14:56, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 4 December 2023

Morgellons is not a "delusional disease".

"Evidence indicates that keratinocytes are the most likely source of the “mysterious” Morgellons fibers, and that these fibers are likely composed of keratin."

From the National Library of Medicine: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3257881/#:~:text=Evidence%20indicates%20that%20keratinocytes%20are,are%20likely%20composed%20of%20keratin. 24.205.110.222 (talk) 13:49, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

 Not done See the Archives, this has been discussed repeatedly. — The Hand That Feeds You:^Bite 14:10, 4 December 2023 (UTC)