What is Morgellons disease?

Morgellons is a skin disorder characterized by rashes or sores and a variety of skin sensations including a crawling, itching, stinging or biting feeling felt under the skin. Current research has indicated that the disease may be related to Borrelia, a spirochetal bacterium, infections of the skin.

How do members experience Morgellons disease?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with Morgellons disease*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for Morgellons disease*

Who has Morgellons disease on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 14
30s 119
40s 215
50s 217
60s 169
70+ 62

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 108
Female 697

We’re all in this for good.

By sharing your stories and data, you will:
  • help each other live better and uncover the best ways to manage your health today
  • help researchers shorten the path to new treatments tomorrow

How much good can your data do? A whole lot, as co-founder Jamie Heywood explains in this video.

What is Morgellons disease?

Morgellons is a skin disorder characterized by rashes or sores and a variety of skin sensations including a crawling, itching, stinging or biting feeling felt under the skin. Current research has indicated that the disease may be related to Borrelia, a spirochetal bacterium, infections of the skin.



Common symptoms reported by people with Morgellons disease

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Last updated:



Treatments taken by people for Morgellons disease

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have Morgellons disease through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with Morgellons disease? Members in the forum might have the answers.


Compare treatments taken by people with Morgellons disease

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have Morgellons disease through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with Morgellons disease? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has Morgellons disease on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 2 new patients joined this month
  • 754 say Morgellons disease is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 14
30s 119
40s 215
50s 217
60s 169
70+ 62
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 1
20-29 years 6
30-39 years 17
40-49 years 13
50-59 years 15
60-69 years 2
70+ years 1

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 108
Female 697

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 22
Not Diagnosed 46

These charts show data from Morgellons disease patients who have completed their condition history
Last updated: