<prompt> Besbuer Boeck schaumann disease is also called asSarcoidosisCrohndiseaseWhipples disesaeHodgkins disesae  <response>: Ref harshmonhan 6e p164-165 Sarcoidosis is a disease characterized by the growth of tiny collections of inflammatory cells granulomas in any pa of your body -- most commonly the lungs and lymph nodes. But it can also affect the eyes, skin, hea and other organs. The cause of sarcoidosis is unknown, but expes think it results from the bodys immune system responding to an unknown substance. Some research suggests that infectious agents, chemicals, dust and a potential abnormal reaction to the bodys own proteins self-proteins could be responsible for the formation of granulomas in people who are genetically predisposed. Other names Sarcoidosis, sarcoid, Besnier-Boeck-Schaumann disease 