If you are a Morgellons patient, you may have felt the urge to complain about the medical field, or to consider doctors generally incompetent and uncaring. The truth however is that our doctors do care, but in most cases – they are helpless to understand Morgellons or how to treat it. Why does this happen? …
Mayo Clinic Morgellons commentary deserves careful review because a 2023 Mayo-affiliated article described ulcerative skin lesions, observed fibers, “no sign” of Borrelia infection, antipsychotic treatment, and loss of follow-up — but left important questions about testing, fiber analysis, and diagnosis unanswered. That short summary matters because it captures the central controversy surrounding Morgellons disease. Patients …
What is Lyme Literacy and Why is it Important? Lyme Literacy is a term used to describe the understanding of Lyme disease and its diagnosis. It is important for both patients and doctors to be informed about Lyme so that they can make an accurate diagnosis and provide the best possible treatment. Lyme Literacy is …
Editorial correction — October 10, 2026: This article has been revised to remove unsupported claims about inherited susceptibility, transmission, the identity of all reported fibers, and the exclusion of fungi. Its earlier suggestion that credible information must affirm a Lyme cause has also been removed. The standard below applies to infectious and psychiatric explanations alike. …
Editorial correction — October 10, 2026: This letter replaces an earlier version that presumed an infectious explanation, treated response to psychiatric medication as evidence of misdiagnosis, and requested that Morgellons be ruled out before any treatment. Those inferences exceeded the cited evidence. The revised letter asks for assessment, symptom care and reassessment without requiring a …