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W John Martin1

  • 1Center for Complex Infectious Diseases, 3328 Stevens Avenue, Rosemead, CA 91770, USA. s3support@email.com

Experimental and Molecular Pathology
|June 1, 2005
PubMed

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Patients with delusional parasitosis may be producing alternative cellular energy pigments (ACE pigments). These skin-derived particles may reflect a biological response to stealth-adapted viruses, not a delusion.

Area of Science:

  • Microbiology
  • Dermatology
  • Psychiatry

Background:

  • Dermatologists and psychiatrists encounter patients with delusional parasitosis.
  • Patients report skin and hair infestation with fibers and particles.
  • Similar structures observed in stealth-adapted virus cultures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the nature of particles reported by patients with delusional parasitosis.
  • To explore the link between these particles and stealth-adapted viruses.
  • To propose an alternative explanation for the observed phenomena.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of particles from patients' skin and hair.
  • Comparison with structures from long-term stealth-adapted virus cultures.
  • Characterization of particle properties including auto-fluorescence, electrostatic properties, magnetism, and gas generation.

Main Results:

  • Skin-derived particles share similarities with structures from stealth-adapted virus cultures.
  • Particles exhibit auto-fluorescence, electrostatic properties, and magnetism.
  • Particles generate gas in aqueous solution and form lipid-like crystals.
  • These structures are termed alternative cellular energy pigments (ACE pigments).

Conclusions:

  • The observed particles in delusional parasitosis may be ACE pigments.
  • ACE pigments may provide cellular energy and aid repair from viral cytopathic effect.
  • This suggests a potential biological basis for symptoms previously attributed solely to delusion.

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