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CCOHS: Beryllium

What health effects are associated with beryllium? According to NIOSH (the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2011), "workers exposed to particles, fumes, mists and solutions from beryllium-containing materials may develop beryllium sensitization or chronic beryllium disease, a potentially disabling or even fatal …

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Chronic Beryllium Disease

Beryllium exposure remains an ongoing occupational health concern for workers worldwide. Since the initial Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) ruling on a permissible exposure limit (PEL) for beryllium in 1971, our understanding of the risks of beryllium sensitization and chronic beryllium disease (CBD) has evolved substantially. …

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How Does Beryllium Induce Pathogenic Changes?

Two distinct mechanisms of injury can result from beryllium exposure. In acute disease, high levels of beryllium exposure can result in inflammation of the upper and lower respiratory tract and airways, bronchiolitis, pulmonary edema, and chemical pneumonitis. (Kim 2004). Acute beryllium disease occurs less commonly than chronic beryllium ...

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Beryllium Toxicity

Chronic beryllium disease, also known as berylliosis, is a pulmonary granulomatous disease that occurs in sensitized individuals. It is mediated via a type IV hypersensitivity reaction. Go …

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Berylliosis: What Is It, Causes, Treatment, and More | Osmosis

Berylliosis is a rare disease caused by prolonged exposure to the chemical element beryllium. Beryllium is a known carcinogen, or cancer causing agent, for both humans and animals, and it is commonly found in factory settings producing springs, gears, and cogs. Berylliosis occurs in 2 to 5% of workers exposed to beryllium and is a systemic ...

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Beryllium Disease

What is beryllium disease? Beryllium-induced lung disease can occur when beryllium dust or fumes are inhaled. There are 2 types of beryllium disease, acute and chronic: Acute beryllium disease is very rare today. Current workplace safety regulations prevent the massive quantities of beryllium …

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Beryllium Disease

Chronic beryllium disease remains a common illness in industries that use beryllium and beryllium alloy. It differs from most pneumoconioses in that it is a cell-mediated hypersensitivity disease. Beryllium is presented to CD4 + T cells by antigen-presenting cells, principally in HLA-DP molecules. T cells in the blood, lungs, or other organs, in …

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Chronic beryllium disease (berylliosis)

Paul Dieffenbach, MD. Literature review current through: Jul 2023. This topic last updated: Jul 16, 2021. INTRODUCTION. Chronic beryllium disease (CBD), also …

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Medical Surveillance for Beryllium‑Exposed Workers

Chronic Beryllium Disease (CBD) is a chronic granulomatous lung disease caused by inhalation of airborne beryllium by an individual who is beryllium-sensitized. In the early stages of CBD, an individual may not experience any symptoms. However, over time, the following symptoms may

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Beryllium Testing | Department of Energy

Exposure to beryllium and certain beryllium compounds can result in beryllium sensitization, which may develop into a disease of the lungs called chronic beryllium disease (CBD). Beryllium sensitization is an "allergic" condition to beryllium that can develop primarily after a person breathes air containing beryllium mists, dusts, and fumes.

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Beryllium Disease

Acute and chronic beryllium disease are caused by inhalation of dust or fumes from beryllium compounds and products. Acute beryllium disease is now rare; chronic …

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Beryllium

beryllium disease develop lesions (masses) in the lungs that can lead to scarring. They may experience chest pain, cough, and/or shortness of breath. Skin contact with beryllium may cause an allergic response or lead to beryllium sensitization. Studies in animals have shown that eating or drinking beryllium may cause stomach damage. If you work ...

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Chronic Beryllium Disease | NIOSH | CDC

Chronic beryllium disease (CBD) is an immune-mediated granulomatous lung disease resembling sarcoidosis that is caused by exposure to the lightweight metal beryllium. Exposure can occur in a number of industries including aerospace, defense, metal machining, electronics manufacture and recycling, and dental alloy/appliance …

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Protecting Workers from Exposure to Beryllium and Beryllium …

will save the lives of 90 workers from beryllium related diseases and prevent 46 new cases of chronic beryllium disease once its full effects are realized. What is beryllium? Beryllium is a lightweight but extremely strong metal used in the aerospace, electronics, energy, telecommunications, medical, and defense industries. Beryllium-copper alloys

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Title 10 CFR Part 850, Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention …

element cladding. At DOE, beryllium operations have historically included melting, casting, grinding, and machine tooling of parts. Inhalation of beryllium dust or particles can cause chronic beryllium disease (CBD) or beryllium sensitization. CBD is a chronic, often debilitating, and sometimes fatal lung condition. Beryllium sensitization is a

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What is Berylliosis?

Beryllium is a known carcinogenic metal with application in several industries like electronics and high-tech ceramics. It is a granulomatous disease that affects 2-5% of workers exposed to ...

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Worker Information on the BeLPT

Chronic beryllium disease (CBD) is a chronic granulomatous lung disease caused by inhalation of airborne beryllium by an individual who is beryllium-sensitized. In the early stages of CBD, an individual may not experience any symptoms. However, over time, the following symptoms may develop: shortness of breath with physical activity,

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Immunologic Effects of Beryllium Exposure

The development of the human leukocyte antigen–DP2–transgenic murine model of chronic beryllium disease is a vital step in addressing many of the unanswered questions that have been impossible to address given the rarity of the disease. Along with decreasing workplace exposures to beryllium, we are hopeful that these future studies …

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Metal Allergy: Beryllium | SpringerLink

2.1 Occupational Disease. Chronic beryllium disease (CBD), which is a cell-mediated granulomatous hypersensitivity, is the most common chronic occupational reaction to beryllium and typically involves the lungs and skin, with isolated reports of granulomas in the liver, kidney, muscle, and lymph nodes [9, 12].Acute beryllium disease (ABD) with …

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Beryllium | NIOSH | CDC

Beryllium is a lightweight metal with unique mechanical and thermal properties that make it ideal for use in many applications and industries including defense, aerospace, telecommunications, automotive electronics, and medical specialties. Beryllium is a naturally occurring metal found in several minerals. It is most commonly extracted from ...

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Beryllium Toxicity: Patient Education Care Instruction Sheet

Beryllium can be measured in the urine, blood, lung and skin samples. The amount of beryllium in blood or urine may not indicate how much or how recently you were exposed. A more specific blood test, the blood beryllium lymphocyte proliferation test (BeLPT), identifies beryllium sensitization which may lead to chronic beryllium disease.

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Rare Disease Database

Although granuloma development primarily affects the lungs, it may also occur within other bodily tissues and organs, such as the skin and underlying (subcutaneous) tissues or the liver. In individuals with chronic berylliosis, associated symptoms and findings often include dry coughing, fatigue, weight loss, chest pain, and increasing ...

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Chronic beryllium lung disease | Radiology Reference Article

Pathology. It is characterized by the development of granulomatous inflammation secondary to a cell-mediated immune response to beryllium. While it is a multisystem granulomatous disease, it predominantly involves the lungs. It is sometimes classified as a form of fibrotic pneumoconiosis as well as a type of pulmonary …

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CLINICAL GUIDELINE FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF …

Beryllium sensitization and chronic beryllium disease as an industrial injury: An injury is defined as "a sudden and tangible happening, of a traumatic nature, producing an immediate or prompt result, and occurring from without, and such physical conditions as result

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About Beryllium | Department of Energy

This illness is chronic beryllium disease, or CBD-an irreversible and sometimes fatal scarring of the lungs. Medical studies show that even small amounts of beryllium particles of a size that can be breathed deeply into the lungs may trigger an allergy-like sensitivity in 2-5 percent of people exposed.

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Beryllium Disease

Beryllium disease is a lung inflammation caused by inhaling dust or fumes that contain beryllium. Most people with beryllium disease have gradual development of coughing, …

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Frequently Asked Questions

Part B covers current and former workers who have been diagnosed with cancer, chronic beryllium disease, beryllium sensitivity, or silicosis, and whose illnesses were caused by exposure to radiation, beryllium, or silica while working at a covered Department of Energy facility or for a covered Atomic Weapons Employer or Beryllium Vendor during ...

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