 Berylliosis
"Berylliosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A form of pneumoconiosis caused by inhaled rare metal BERYLLIUM or its soluble salts which are used in a wide variety of industry including alloys, ceramics, radiographic equipment, and vacuum tubes. Berylliosis is characterized by an acute inflammatory reaction in the upper airway leading to BRONCHIOLITIS; PULMONARY EDEMA; and pneumonia.
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D001607
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.381.483.581.225 C08.381.520.702.225 C24.800.225
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Berylliosis" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Berylliosis" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Berylliosis" by people in Profiles.
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Boffetta P, Fryzek JP, Mandel JS. Occupational exposure to beryllium and cancer risk: a review of the epidemiologic evidence. Crit Rev Toxicol. 2012 Feb; 42(2):107-18.
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Christiani DC, Mehta AJ, Yu CL. Genetic susceptibility to occupational exposures. Occup Environ Med. 2008 Jun; 65(6):430-6; quiz 436, 397.
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Sood A, Beckett WS, Cullen MR. Variable response to long-term corticosteroid therapy in chronic beryllium disease. Chest. 2004 Dec; 126(6):2000-7.
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Saltini C, Winestock K, Kirby M, Pinkston P, Crystal RG. Maintenance of alveolitis in patients with chronic beryllium disease by beryllium-specific helper T cells. N Engl J Med. 1989 Apr 27; 320(17):1103-9.
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Kriebel D, Sprince NL, Eisen EA, Greaves IA, Feldman HA, Greene RE. Beryllium exposure and pulmonary function: a cross sectional study of beryllium workers. Br J Ind Med. 1988 Mar; 45(3):167-73.
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Kriebel D, Brain JD, Sprince NL, Kazemi H. The pulmonary toxicity of beryllium. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1988 Feb; 137(2):464-73.
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Risk C, Epler GR, Gaensler EA. Exercise alveolar-arterial oxygen pressure difference in interstitial lung disease. Chest. 1984 Jan; 85(1):69-74.
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Stoeckle JD, Hardy HL. The compensation experience of patients with chronic beryllium disease. J Occup Med. 1975 Mar; 17(3):167-70.
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HARDY HL, STOECKLE JD. Beryllium disease. J Chronic Dis. 1959 Feb; 9(2):152-60.
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HALL TC, WOOD CH, STOECKLE JD, TEPPER LB. Case data from the beryllium registry. AMA Arch Ind Health. 1959 Feb; 19(2):100-3.
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