… Workers involved in the fabrication or production of beryllium-containing materials are at
risk for developing beryllium sensitisation (BeS) and chronic beryllium disease (CBD). The risk …

… of acute beryllium disease associated with very high beryllium … disease (SMR = 2.32) than
in those with chronic disease (… In conclusion, chronic beryllium disease still belongs to the …

… Sarcoidosis is a chronic granulomatous disease with no … highly elevated risk of chronic
beryllium disease (CBD) in those … to what extent do cases diagnosed as sarcoidosis result from …

… to include testing for beryllium disease in the … for a diagnostic evaluation at DOE-designated
specialty clinical facilities. This study discusses findings from screening for beryllium disease …

… to beryllium disease may be associated with HLA allelic variants, namely with HLA-DP, which
could be the best candidate for presentation of beryllium … jointly, a disease associated with …

… caused both acute and chronic forms of lung disease. Residents living near plants using
beryllium developed chronic beryllium disease (CBD) as did wives exposed to beryllium …

… lymphocyte proliferation test (Be-LPT) measures berylliumspecific cellular immune response,
and is useful in medical surveillance of beryllium sensitivity and chronic beryllium disease (…

… chronic beryllium disease advanced with the discovery that lymphocytes of patients with
cutaneous sensitivity or a patch test response to beryllium salts reacted with beryllium sulfate in …

… The incidence of acute beryllium disease decreased after respiratory exposure to beryllium
was … Acute beryllium disease has been reported only rarely in the last several decades. …

… and chronic beryllium disease rates … nic beryllium disease and the additional 154 cases of
beryllium sensitization in this population. Beryllium sensitization was highest among beryllium …