Vol. 7, Issue 4 (2018)

Author(s):
Kostiantyn Shvets and Mykola Ostrovskyy

Abstract:
This research work is devoted to the study of morbidity and prevalence of sarcoidosis of respiratory organs in Ivano-Frankivsk region (Western Ukraine). The structure of patients was analyzed according to their sex, age group, disease status, blood group, extrathoracic manifestations of the disease and co-morbidities. The quality of patients’treatment was evaluated for its compliance with modern standards. The study of the structure of sarcoidosis makes it possible to gain better understanding of the etiological and pathogenetic factors affecting the development of the disease, and thus increase the effectiveness of its treatment.