What is leprosy?
Leprosy, or Hansen's Disease, is a chronic infection caused by a bacteria known as, mycobacterium leprae. It is a disease that can lead to severe, disfiguring skin sores or lesions and nerve damage outside of the brain, as well as in the spine, arms and/or legs.
How do members experience leprosy?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with leprosy*
Common symptoms
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Common symptom
Anxious mood
How bad it is
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Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Fatigue
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Nothing reported yet
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Pain
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Stress
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Nothing reported yet
*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.
Buoy Health’s symptom checker.
Top treatments taken by people for leprosy*
We currently don't have enough shared data that is made public for this condition.
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Who has leprosy on PatientsLikeMe?
Age
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 2 | |
| 30s | 1 | |
| 40s | 1 | |
| 50s | 1 | |
| 60s | 0 | |
| 70+ | 0 |
Distribution of sex
Sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 3 | |
| Female | 2 |
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