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berylliosis
Also known as Berylliosis (disorder), beryllium poisoning, Chronic berylliosis, Chronic beryllium lung disease
Berylliosis, or chronic beryllium disease (CBD), is a chronic allergic-type lung response and chronic lung disease caused by exposure to beryllium and its compounds, a form of beryllium poisoning. It is distinct from acute beryllium poisoning, which became rare following occupational exposure limits established around 1950. Berylliosis is an occupational lung disease.
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- Berylliosis
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- Chronic beryllium disease (CBD)
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- Peribronchal non-necrotizing granuloma from berylliosis
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- Pulmonology
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Research
958 papers- [Sarcoidosis and berylliosis].Der Internist · 2022
- [Chronic berylliosis].Pneumologie (Stuttgart, Germany) · 2007
- Berylliosis in a 56-year-old welder.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2023
- [Berylliosis].
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12 sectionsContents
- Signs and symptoms
- Pathogenesis
- Diagnosis
- Classification
- Prevention
- Treatment
- Outcomes
- Epidemiology
- History
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Berylliosis, or chronic beryllium disease (CBD), is a chronic allergic-type lung response and chronic lung disease caused by exposure to beryllium and its compounds, a form of beryllium poisoning. It is distinct from acute beryllium poisoning, which became rare following occupational exposure limits established around 1950. Berylliosis is an occupational lung disease.
While there is no cure, symptoms can be treated.