Morgellons Doesn’t Automatically Mean Lyme Disease — Here’s Why

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Morgellons and Lyme disease are often discussed together, but Morgellons does not automatically mean Lyme disease. Some patients may have Lyme disease, tick exposure, relapsing fever Borrelia, Bartonella, or other infections that deserve careful evaluation. But a Lyme-only explanation can also create a dangerous blind spot when syphilis, rash patterns, testing limitations, geography, congenital history, …

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