В. К. Гаврисюк, Г. Л. Гуменюк, О. В. Шадрина, Е. А. Меренкова, О. В. Страфун СЛУЧАЙ СЕМЕЙНОГО САРКОИДОЗА ОРГАНОВ ДЫХАНИЯ

A description of clinical cases of lung sarcoidosis in siblings is presented in current report. An amazing similarity of clinical and radiological presentation of both sarcoidosis cases is emphasized. Further follow-up would help to compare the clinical course and the rate of progression of the disease. In authors view the major point is simultaneous onset of the disease in siblings, reminding the hypothesis of infectious cause of sarcoidosis, etiology of which is not yet established. Taking into consideration a literature data about cases of familial sarcoidosis, especially the cases of disease in husbands and wives, a simultaneous onset of the disease suggests that household contact rather that hereditary factors plays a significant etiological role.