Sarcoidosis - towards an aetiology?

Major Symposium
Chairs: U. Costabel (Essen, Germany), P. De Vuyst (Brussels, Belgium)
Aims: This symposium will review current knowledge on the physiopathological basis of sarcoidosis, present recent data about occupational exposures and sarcoid-like lung diseases and discuss the possible prevention of environmental diseases.
Immunogenetic basis of environmental granulomatous diseases - the example of berylliosis
C. Saltini (Rome, Italy)
Slide presentation
Slide presentation