But this disease involves some sort of pathogen. Just a toxin isn't enough to explain it, IMO. The odd thing is that no biopsy or culture has ever definitely identified the pathogen, apart from the normal staph and what not that inhabits everyone. The pathogen has to be very small or very different (think prions or something) or very good at hiding!
I am pretty much past the painful part, BTW. But I remember it, what hasn't been repressed.