Talks
Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Discipline Track
Patient Care
Abstract Type
Case Report
Abstract
Background: A case of a patient who was been diagnosed with Morgellons disease, a rare disease, and an interesting case because of the uniqueness of its presentation. The analysis of this case is important because it will help to point out some of the characteristics that can be used to identify this disease. My patient in this paper did demonstrate in front of the doctor and myself, foreign material extruding from her skin and inside her mouth. The patient has also suffered severe distress with nonhealing skin ulcerations and excruciating pain. The paper will examine existing literature on Morgellons disease to understand its nature. The paper is important because Morgellons is often dismissed, overlooked, or just considered to be a psychiatric disorder. It is important to demonstrate the etiology of this disorder to prove that it is more than just a “mind-body” interaction.
Case presentation: 60-year-old female, presents with multiple skin lesions; described as painful, itching, bleeding, and changing in texture. Onset of the lesions started 6 years before her initial visit. Patient had no malaise, fever, or weight loss; but mentions having multiple foreign material extruding from her skin. She has good tolerance to current treatment and fair response for the symptoms. Patient is willing to participate in the research, has demonstrated interest in sharing her pictures, medical reports, surgical report (especially as she is planning to have eye surgery soon, due to eye muscle weakness and drooping, that started around the time of her diagnosis, now affecting her vision).
Conclusion: This report will discuss current literature that exists regarding Morgellons disease, which is so rare that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports only about 3.65 cases in 100,000 of the population. Patient agrees to be followed and discuss all treatments received thus far. Case report demonstrates that, there is a physical pathogenesis to Morgellons disease and a treatment of the infectious causes of the skin condition.
Academic/Professional Position
Medical Student
Academic/Professional Position (Other)
MS4
Recommended Citation
Besong, Yaya L., "Morgellons Disease" (2023). Research Symposium. 33.
https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/somrs/2022/talks/33
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Morgellons Disease
Background: A case of a patient who was been diagnosed with Morgellons disease, a rare disease, and an interesting case because of the uniqueness of its presentation. The analysis of this case is important because it will help to point out some of the characteristics that can be used to identify this disease. My patient in this paper did demonstrate in front of the doctor and myself, foreign material extruding from her skin and inside her mouth. The patient has also suffered severe distress with nonhealing skin ulcerations and excruciating pain. The paper will examine existing literature on Morgellons disease to understand its nature. The paper is important because Morgellons is often dismissed, overlooked, or just considered to be a psychiatric disorder. It is important to demonstrate the etiology of this disorder to prove that it is more than just a “mind-body” interaction.
Case presentation: 60-year-old female, presents with multiple skin lesions; described as painful, itching, bleeding, and changing in texture. Onset of the lesions started 6 years before her initial visit. Patient had no malaise, fever, or weight loss; but mentions having multiple foreign material extruding from her skin. She has good tolerance to current treatment and fair response for the symptoms. Patient is willing to participate in the research, has demonstrated interest in sharing her pictures, medical reports, surgical report (especially as she is planning to have eye surgery soon, due to eye muscle weakness and drooping, that started around the time of her diagnosis, now affecting her vision).
Conclusion: This report will discuss current literature that exists regarding Morgellons disease, which is so rare that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports only about 3.65 cases in 100,000 of the population. Patient agrees to be followed and discuss all treatments received thus far. Case report demonstrates that, there is a physical pathogenesis to Morgellons disease and a treatment of the infectious causes of the skin condition.