Morgellons Symptoms

The following list of Morgellons symptoms is simply a guide and is in no way conclusive. Now that Morgellons’ lesions have been identified as advanced nano materials, the possibilities and presentations may be endless.

1. Skin lesions are now considered the classic presentation of Morgellons disease, both spontaneously appearing and self-generated, with intense itching. These lesions may often start as ‘pimple-like’ with or without a white center and often progress to open wounds that will not fully heal. Often, as the body ‘tries’ to heal the skin eruption, a gelatinous or crusty discharge will form with discoloration.

2. Crawling, pin-pricks, electrical nerve tingling, and stinging sensations, both within and on the skin surface. The patient will often describe the feeling as “bugs moving, stinging or biting”. Besides the general skin area, the sensation may also involve the scalp, ear canal, and body hair or hair follicles. The sensations are at times related to the presence of easily seen insects, arthropods, and other human and non-human associated parasites. However, the term delusional parasitosis is often attributed to this disease because there may be no visible signs of any medically known bug. Interestingly enough there is a rising event of body bugs, parasites, strongyloides, nematodes, mites and in my case, an appearance and diagnosis of scabies that are associating to Morgellons. The important difference between these bugs and the traditional parasites is that they do not respond to traditional treatments, or the parasite does in fact die, but many of the symptoms that were acquired with the parasite do not diminish and may well increase over time.

3. Fatigue significant enough to interfere with the activities for daily living and emotional changes such as mood swings, loss of libido, and depression.

4. Cognitive difficulties, headaches, or ‘brain fog’ is very common, including measurable short-term memory and attention deficit, as well as difficulty processing thoughts or speaking correctly.

5. Changes in behavior are commonly reported by many patients. Many have been or will be diagnosed as Attention Deficit Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, or Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

6.“Fibers” are reported in and on the skin and within skin lesions. (Morgellons has been called the fiber disease.) They are generally described by patients as white, but clinicians also report seeing blue, green, red, and black colored fibers, that fluoresce when viewed under ultraviolet light.

7. Specks, dots and granules. Objects described as “granules”, similar in size and shape to sand grains, can occasionally be removed from either the broken or intact skin. Patients report seeing black “specks” or “dots” on or in their skin, as well as unusual 1-3 mm “fuzzballs” both in their lesions and on (or falling from) intact skin. As in the case of our personal story, these skin sensations, including the specks, granules, and fuzz balls were present without the large skin lesions that are most commonly reported in the media.

The list goes on to include effects to eyesight and visual acuity.

Gastrointestinal symptoms like fecal incontinence, diarrhea, and symptoms similar to Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

Some patients have been diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Multiple Sclerosis, and other well-known and recognized disorders, while others display significant symptoms not falling into any well-defined neurological category.

Neuropsychiatric symptoms and signs, ranging from mood or personality changes to diagnosed disorders including Attention Deficit Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and occasionally frank psychosis. Temporal relationship to skin lesion onset is not known.

Acute changes in skin texture and pigment. The skin is variously thickened and thinned, with an irregular texture and irregular hyper pigmentation pattern. The changes resemble age associated sun-exposure skin damage within the community of sufferers is known as alligator skin.

Hair follicles will change and can be associated with hair loss or abnormally thick and wiry growth, an increase of what appears to be villous hair on arms and face.

Associated diagnoses which have been commonly reported in this patient population include Borreliosis (better known as Lyme Disease), Fibromyalgia, and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

OTHER COMMONLY REPORTED OBSERVATIONS

Most patients will have sought care from multiple medical care providers, both conventional and alternative, and become financially stressed by the long term search for viable treatments. A large number will have been diagnosed with Delusional Parasitosis likely because of the juxtaposition of unexplained skin lesions and sensations and psychiatric overlay. Unfortunately, almost none will have received an appropriate diagnostic physical examination (particularly a microscopic or biopsy examination of lesions), but will have been diagnosed by history alone with grossly incomplete observation.

Most Morgellons sufferers feel abandoned by the traditional medical care system and have sought alternative care providers or have self medicated, seriously compounding an already difficult medical situation. Our team members have had conversations with some folks who now understand and attribute the suicide of a family member to the undiagnosed condition of Morgellons.

There are in fact over 93 symptoms documented and used by Dr. Staninger to determine the level of exposure and stage of presentation that a patient may exhibit.

As stated in the Morgellons article, because this is a disease condition that is complicated by the unknown variables of nanotechnology, Morgellons should be added to the list of improperly diagnosed conditions challenging us today.

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