QUALITY OF LIFE AND SMALL FIBER NEUROPATHY (SFN) IN PATIENTS WITH SARCOIDOSIS

Gadzhieva T. A., Kudaev M. T., Kallaeva A. I., Ataeva Z. N., Guseinova R. K., Osmanova A. V.

Quality of life (QOL) and the prevalence of small fiber neuropathy (SFN) were assessed in patients with histologically verified sarcoidosis in clinical remission and in the control group. The questionnaire used was the SF-36 QoL questionnaire, the “Questionnaire for identifying small fiber neuropathy” (SFN-SL) and the Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS). The presence of neuropathic symptoms was assessed using the Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory (NPSI). The results obtained indicate a decrease in the quality of life, a high level of fatigue, a high prevalence of SFN in patients with sarcoidosis, especially in women; there was an inverse correlation between quality of life indicators and the frequency of detection of SFN.

Keywords:sarcoidosis, quality of life, small fiber neuropathy, fatigue