Hematological Aspects on Sarcoidosis in Latvia

Introduction: 5% of sarcoidosis patients (pts) and more have affection of blood formation's organs. The cases of progressive splenomegaly, granulomatous affection in bone marrow are more rare for sarcoidosis, indicate a chronicity and complicate the process of disease. Methods: We obsreved 308 pts of the first time sarcoidosis during 1999–2003. Hematological affections (splenomegaly) were detected for 15 of them (4,87%) though the cases of lymphopenia for peripheral blood were found 28% of pts. Bone marrow biopsy was performed when the process generalization is suspecting (308/4 positive or 1,29% of our pts.). T…