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Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo 2012 Volume 140, Issue 1-2, Pages: 104-109
https://doi.org/10.2298/SARH1202104V
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Fatigue in sarcoidosis: Detection and treatment

Vučinić Violeta (Klinika za pulmologiju, Klinički centar Srbije, Beograd + Medicinski fakultet, Beograd)
Stojković Mirjana (Medicinski fakultet, Beograd + Klinika za gastroenterologiju, Klinički centar Srbije, Beograd)
Milenković Branislava (Klinika za pulmologiju, Klinički centar Srbije, Beograd + Medicinski fakultet, Beograd)
Videnović-Ivanov Jelica (Klinika za pulmologiju, Klinički centar Srbije, Beograd)
Škodrić-Trifunović Vesna (Klinika za pulmologiju, Klinički centar Srbije, Beograd + Medicinski fakultet, Beograd)
Žugić Vladimir (Klinika za pulmologiju, Klinički centar Srbije, Beograd + Medicinski fakultet, Beograd)
Gvozdenović Branislav (PPD Serbia, Beograd)
Milovanović Anđela (Medicinski fakultet, Beograd + Klinika za fizikalnu medicinu i rehabilitaciju, Klinički centar Srbije, Beograd)
Filipović Snežana (Klinika za pulmologiju, Klinički centar Srbije, Beograd)

Fatigue is a prominent symptom in a large number of medical conditions, malignant and infectious diseases. Fatigue is also a prominent symptom of sarcoidosis. The occurrence of fatigue in sarcoidosis is well known but exact incidence has not been established and varies from 30-70% of patients depending on age, sex and organ involvement by the granulomatous process. The exact definition of fatigue varies broadly. It can be both physical and mental. The patients describe their sensation of fatigue qualitatively different from that fatigue they experienced before they became sick. Fatigue has a major impact on the quality of life in sarcoidosis. Establishing the extent of fatigue in sarcoidosis provides relevant insight regarding the patient’s quality of life. Unfortunately there is no objective parameter for assessing fatigue in sarcoidosis. Generally, fatigue is detected by means of questionnaires. Regarding the therapy, there is no effective treatment for fatigue in sarcoidosis.

Keywords: sarcoidosis, fatigue, detection