PRIMÄRE LYMPHÖDEM / INTERNATIONALE HÄUFIGKEIT UND VERBREITUNG / SENSIBILISIERUNGSKAMPAGNE - LYMPHOEDÈME PRIMAIRE / INTERNATIONALE INCIDENCE ET LA PREVALENCE / CAMPAGNE DE SENSIBILISATION - 原發性淋巴水腫 。 國際發病率和患病率 。 宣傳活動 - ПЕРВИЧНЫЙ ЛИМФЕДЕМА /МЕЖДУНАРОДНЫЙ ЗАБОЛЕВАЕМОСТЬ И РАСПРОСТРАНЕННОСТЬ /ИНФОРМАЦИОННАЯ КАМПАНИЯ - 主要なリンパ浮腫 。国際発生率と有病率 。 啓もう活動。 原発性リンパ浮腫

BIRTH RELATED PRIMARY LYMPHEDEMA 

WORLD PREVALENCE DATA

BIRTH RELATED (PEDIATRIC) PRIMARY LYMPHEDEMA 

LISTED BY COUNTRIES 

(Countries with populations under three million in  year 2012 have not been added. The present list does not include non-birth related Primary Lymphedemas)

RARE DISEASE APPROXIMATE PREVALENCE DATA

PRIMARY BIRTH RELATED LYMPHEDEMA  INCIDENCE = 1/6000

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For global awareness it is being asked that the 

WHO - WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, 

name: 

"LYMPHEDEMA - AWARENESS & CURES"

as the World Health Day campaign 

  

  KATHY BATES

LYMPHEDEMA EMBASSADOR

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