title: [Weight-reducing diet therapy in the combined treatment of pulmonary sarcoidosis].
abstract: We have studied the effect of therapeutic fasting in 76 patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis (28, 45 and 3 patients with stage I, II and III, respectively). Fifty-two patients with PS stage I, II and minimal clinical symptoms received fasting alone. Twenty-four patients with PS stage II, III and frequent recurrences received combined treatment (fasting and oral corticosteroids). The efficacy of the treatment was evaluated by clinical symptoms, X-ray picture, pulmonary capillary blood flow and immunological parameters. We have found that therapeutic fasting reduced clinical symptoms in 85% of the patients, improved x-ray picture in 62% of the patients. Positive trend was also registered in immunological parameters. Therapeutic fasting produced maximal positive effect in patients with PS stage I, II and duration of the disease less than 1 year. Patients with PS stage II, III and the disease duration more than 1 year should be treated with fasting in combination with corticosteroids.
authors: M M
authors: MM
authors: Il'kovich
authors: L N
authors: LN
authors: Novikova
authors: O P
authors: OP
authors: Baranova
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex / Q000097:blood; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004038:Diet, Reducing; D018450:Disease Progression; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005215:Fasting; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence; D017565:Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex
vernacular_title: Razgruzochno-dieticheskaia terapiia v kompleksnom lechenii sarkoidoza legkikh.