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.

How do members experience tuberculosis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with tuberculosis*

*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.

Top treatments taken by people for tuberculosis*

*Data from patients with tuberculosis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with tuberculosis*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
tuberculosis (1)

*Data from patients with tuberculosis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has tuberculosis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 19
30s 54
40s 34
50s 30
60s 22
70+ 13

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 80
Female 88