Liputan6.com, Jakarta - Kusta kerap dianggap sebagai penyakit kuno sehingga sering diabaikan gejalanya.
“Di kalangan masyarakat, penyakit kusta sudah dianggap sebagai penyakit kuno sehingga sering diabaikan gejalanya,” kata Guru Besar Departemen Dermatologi dan Venereologi FK-KMK UGM Prof. Dr. dr. Hardyanto Soebono, Sp.KK(K)., mengutip laman UGM, Selasa (13/1/2026).
Padahal, hingga kini Indonesia masih menempati peringkat ketiga di dunia dengan jumlah kasus pasien penyakit kusta (Lepra) terbanyak setelah India dan Brasil.
Stigma sosial masyarakat terkait penyakit kusta membuat pasien menyembunyikan penyakitnya hingga terlambat berobat. Data Kementerian Kesehatan RI tahun 2023 menunjukkan, ditemukan sekitar hampir 15.000 kasus baru kusta. Di Indonesia, prevalensi kusta tercatat sebesar 0,63 kasus per 10.000 populasi, menjadikan Indonesia sebagai salah satu negara dengan beba...

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