Emphysema
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What is emphysema?
Emphysema is a long-term, progressive disease of the lungs that primarily causes shortness of breath due to over-inflation of the air sacs in the lung. Emphysema is included in a group of diseases called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD (pulmonary refers to the lungs).
Common symptoms reported by people with emphysema
Treatments taken by people for emphysema
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Compare treatments taken by people with emphysema
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have emphysema through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with emphysema? Members in the forum might have the answers.
Who has emphysema on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 207 say emphysema is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 15 | |
| 30s | 44 | |
| 40s | 42 | |
| 50s | 33 | |
| 60s | 37 | |
| 70+ | 99 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 20 | |
| 20-29 years | 14 | |
| 30-39 years | 4 | |
| 40-49 years | 11 | |
| 50-59 years | 11 | |
| 60-69 years | 15 | |
| 70+ years | 10 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 153 | |
| Female | 331 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 251 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 6 |