Association of Spirochetes and Lyme Disease with Morgellons Disease

Buddhini Dolapihilla; Dulara Mahen Elapatha; Jase Grimm

doi:10.18034/ajase.v10i1.21

Authors

Buddhini Dolapihilla Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Dulara Mahen Elapatha Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Jase Grimm Uncommon Fruit LLC, 1801 E Tahquitz Canyon Way Suite 100, Palm Springs, CA 92262, USA

Keywords:

Morgellons Disease

Lyme disease

Filaments

Cutaneous Lesions

Spirochetes

Abstract

Morgellons Disease (MD) is a multisystem disorder with a primary symptom characterized by emerging of small fibres from the skin. For years, many doctors thought MD is a psychiatric disorder and treated the patients with antipsychotic drugs, behavioural therapy and counselling. However, recent studies suggest that MD is a completely different entity from psychiatric disorders. Morgellons pathophysiology remains a mystery even now. It was previously considered to be a delusional disorder due to its similarity to delusions of parasitosis or delusional infestation described many years ago. This constellation of symptoms has not been well studied in different populations, however, a study in North California found a prevalence of 3.65 per 100,000 for MD, with Caucasian and female predominance.

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