Tuberculosis
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What is tuberculosis?
Tuberculosis is a chronic, progressive infection with a period of latency following initial infection. Although it occurs most commonly in the lungs it may occur in almost any organ system in the body, including the lymph nodes, bones/joints, gastrointestinal tract, pericardium, eyes, and skin.
Common symptoms reported by people with tuberculosis
Treatments taken by people for tuberculosis
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Compare treatments taken by people with tuberculosis
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have tuberculosis through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with tuberculosis? Members in the forum might have the answers.
Who has tuberculosis on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 90 say tuberculosis is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 2 | |
| 30s | 13 | |
| 40s | 16 | |
| 50s | 7 | |
| 60s | 10 | |
| 70+ | 45 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 73 | |
| Female | 84 |