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[50 years WATL (Scientific Working Group for the Therapy of Lung Diseases)].
[lymphangioleiomyomatosis]
On
the
occasion
of
the
50
th
anniversary
of
the
Scientific
Working
Group
for
the
Therapy
of
Lung
Diseases
(
WATL
)
the
history
is
described
from
its
foundation
to
the
present
situation
.
Research
topics
during
this
long
period
are
specified
and
the
studies
are
briefly
outlined
.
In
the
beginning
,
WATL
was
engaged
mainly
in
studies
on
tuberculosis
,
later
on
,
the
spectrum
of
WATL
was
broadened
considerably
to
diseases
like
sarcoidosis
,
pulmonary
Langerhans
'
cell
histiocytosis
,
pulmonary
emphysema
due
to
α
1
-
antitrypsin
deficiency
,
chronic
obstructive
bronchitis
and
bronchial
asthma
as
well
as
nontuberculous
mycobacterioses
.
Finally
,
realising
that
the
methodological
capabilities
of
WATL
were
not
sufficient
to
conduct
large
trials
in
classical
lung
diseases
considering
current
requirements
,
WATL
has
begun
to
acquire
competence
in
rare
lung
diseases
such
as
lymphangioleiomyomatosis
and
alveolar
proteinosis
.
In
addition
,
WATL
is
dedicated
to
educative
aims
by
organising
conferences
on
topics
which
are
not
part
of
main
stream
respiratory
medicine
.
Diseases
Validation
Diseases presenting
"alveolar proteinosis"
symptom
lymphangioleiomyomatosis
This symptom has already been validated