Berylliosis
Home
Berylliosis
The more you know about your health, the better prepared you are to make informed healthcare decisions. Our health library gives you the information you need to take charge of your health.
Berylliosis
National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc.
Synonyms ...
Berylliosis: Beryllium poisoning. See: Beryllium.
Search All of MedicineNet For:
Privacy Policy ...
Berylliosis is an occupational lung disease. It occurs in people who work with beryllium. Berylliosis usually only occurs in people who have an allergic sensitivity to beryllium. This is about 2% of the US population.
Berylliosis is lung inflammation caused by inhaling dust or fumes that contain the metallic element beryllium. Found in rocks, coal, soil, and volcanic dust, beryllium is used in the aerospace industry and in many types of manufacturing.
How is berylliosis treated?
Chronic beryllium disease can damage the lungs, leading to death.
Berylliosis: Beryllium poisoning, a toxic metal found in ores containing other elements that is used in making metal alloys for nuclear reactors and the aerospace industry.
Berylliosis (or beryllium disease) is caused by the inhalation of beryllium particles, dust or fumes. Its symptoms include coughing, shortness of breath, fatigue, weight loss or loss of appetite, fever and sweating.
Berylliosis, Arsine, Deprivation, Maternal, Disclosure, Information, Disease, Facial Nerve, Embryonic Organizer, Fever, Scarlet, Fluorescein Dipotassium Salt, fms Oncogene Protein gp140, Germ-Line Mutations, Goat herpesviruses, ...
Berylliosis
Coal worker's pneumoconiosis (black lung disease)
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease
Desquamative Interstitial Pneumonia (DIP)
Farmer’s lung
Hamman-Rich syndrome
Hard-metal pneumoconiosis ...
Treatment of acute berylliosis is generally symptomatic. The lungs often contain fluid (pulmonary edema) and blood. Ventilation is necessary in severely affected individuals.
Berylliosis ... breathing difficulty in chronic cases with prolonged exposure, coughing in chronic cases with prolonged exposure, coughing in chronic cases with prolonged exposure, chest pain in chronic cases with prolonged exposure ...
Granulomatous disorders, such as sarcoidosis, TB, leprosy, berylliosis, histoplasmosis, and coccidioidomycosis, lead to hypercalcemia and hypercalciuria.
Symptomatic sarcoidosis
Berylliosis
Fulminating or disseminated pulmonary tuberculosis when used concurrently with appropriate antituberculous chemotherapy
Loeffler's syndrome not manageable by other means
Aspiration pneumonitis ...
Pneumoconiosis (Asbestosis, Baritosis, Bauxite fibrosis, Berylliosis, Caplan's syndrome, Chalicosis, Coalworker's pneumoconiosis, Siderosis, Silicosis, Talcosis, Byssinosis) ...
The inflamed microscopic granulomas seen in the affected organ with sarcoidosis are similar to those in other diseases such as tuberculosis, fungal diseases, berylliosis, and farmer's lung.
In fact, the most common cause of granuloma is a fungal infection in the lungs, which is called histoplasmosis. Other conditions associated with a granuloma formation include berylliosis, syphilis, sarcoidosis, Crohn's disease, tuberculosis, ...
K Beriberi Beriberi, infantile Berkshire Medical Center Berlin Heart Bernard, Christiaan Bernard-Horner syndrome Bernard-Soulier syndrome Bernstein test Berry aneurysm Berserk Bert Fish Medical Center Berubigen Berwick Hospital Center Berylliosis ...
Berylliosis
Beryllium Granulomatosis
Beryllium Pneumonosis
Beryllium Poisoning
besifloxacin ophthalmic - Medication
Besivance - Medication
Besnier Prurigo
Best macular dystrophy
Best Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy
Beta HC - Medication ...
 See also: Symptom, Lung Disease, Fibrosis, Granuloma, Asthma
  
|
RSS
