[Role of neutrophilic leukocytes in pathogenesis of idiopathic fibrosing pulmonary alveolitis].

The study was undertaken to obtain additional data on the role of neutrophils in the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Various functional parameters of neutrophilic functional activity, i.e.

[The use of halotherapy for the rehabilitation of patients with acute bronchitis and a protracted and recurrent course].

Halotherapy was used for rehabilitation in 25 patients with acute bronchitis of long-standing and recurrent types. The main therapeutic action was ensured by aerodispersed medium saturated with dry highly dispersed sodium chloride aerosol, the required mass concentration being maintained in the range of 1 to 5 mg/m3. Therapy efficacy was controlled through assessment of clinical, functional, immunological and microbiological findings.

[Diagnosis and treatment of generalized forms of sarcoidosis].

A total of 132 patients with generalized sarcoidosis (GS) who amounted to 2.8% out of 4700 examinees and followed-up patients with respiratory sarcoidosis were studied. The pathomorphological study of biopsy specimens, X-ray functional, and immunological studies are of great importance in the diagnosis of GS.