scholarly journals Dissociating Delusional Disorders and Infections from Dermatologic and Neurologic Effects of Morgellons Disease

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (04) ◽  
pp. 311-319
Author(s):  
Jase Grimm ◽  
Buddhini N. Dolapihilla ◽  
G.E.D.M. Elapatha
Keyword(s):  
Morgellons Disease

scholarly journals Clinical evaluation of Morgellons disease in a cohort of North American patients

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa C. Fesler ◽  
Marianne J. Middelveen ◽  
Raphael B. Stricker
Keyword(s):  
Helicobacter Pylori ◽  
North American ◽  
Laboratory Testing ◽  
Skin Lesions ◽  
Infectious Agents ◽  
Genetic Determinants ◽  
Epidemiological Evidence ◽  
Dermatological Condition ◽  
Babesia Spp ◽  
Morgellons Disease

Morgellons disease (MD) is a dermatological condition characterized by aberrant production of keratin and collagen fibers in skin. Although infection with Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease (LD), has been associated with MD, relatively few studies have hitherto provided epidemiological evidence regarding this association. A cohort of 1000 seropositive North American LD patients was evaluated for the presence of MD. Patients were diagnosed with MD based on detection of microscopic fibers in skin lesions or under unbroken skin. Demographic and clinical features of MD patients were analyzed, and laboratory testing for tickborne coinfections and other infectious agents, was performed. Subjective and objective features of MD were analyzed using statistical methods. Of 1000 seropositive LD patients, 60 (6%) were diagnosed with MD. Of these 60 patients, 75% were female and 78% presented in the late disseminated stage of MD. All 60 patients (100%) were seropositive for B. burgdorferi infection. Tickborne coinfections in these patients included Babesia spp (62%), Bartonella and Rickettsia (25% each), Ehrlichia (15%) and i (10%). Helicobacter pylori was detected in 12% of MD patients. In all, 77% of MD patients had one or more coinfections. This study confirms recent findings that MD occurs in a limited subset of LD patients. The clinical and genetic determinants of MD in LD patients require further study.

The challenge of Morgellons disease

2006 ◽  
Vol 55 (5) ◽  
pp. 920-922 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline S. Koblenzer
Keyword(s):  
Morgellons Disease

History of Morgellons disease: the same name for different psychodermatologic diseases?

2017 ◽  
Vol 167 (S1) ◽  
pp. 49-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bárbara Roque Ferreira ◽  
Maria Grazia Roccia ◽  
José Carlos Cardoso ◽  
Katlein França ◽  
Uwe Wollina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
History Of ◽  
Morgellons Disease

scholarly journals Morgellons disease, illuminating an undefined illness: a case series

2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 8243 ◽  
Author(s):  
William T Harvey ◽  
Robert C Bransfield ◽  
Dana E Mercer ◽  
Andrew J Wright ◽  
Rebecca M Ricchi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Series ◽  
Morgellons Disease

Morgellons disease: the mystery unfolds

2007 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 585-591 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia R Savely ◽  
Raphael B Stricker
Keyword(s):  
Morgellons Disease

Morgellons Disease as Internet Meme

2009 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Lustig ◽  
Sherri Mackay ◽  
John Strauss
Keyword(s):  
Morgellons Disease

scholarly journals Association between Piscine Mycobacteriosis and Morgellons Disease: A Review of Literature

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (04) ◽  
pp. 320-332
Author(s):  
Buddhini N. Dolapihilla ◽  
G.E.D.M. Elapatha ◽  
Jase Grimm
Keyword(s):  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Morgellons Disease
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