… Beryllium Case Registry, a diagnosis of CBD included at least four of the following six condi-
Chronic beryllium disease … the lungs following the inhalation of beryllium, in which a specific …

… Chronic beryllium disease (CBD) primarilydevelops in individuals working directly with
beryllium and … The disease tends to progressslowly, with a latent period of 8 weeks to > 30 years …

… Since the late 1980s, surveillance in the United States for beryllium sensitization as a risk
marker for chronic beryllium disease (CBD) has relied on the beryllium lymphocyte …

… for Be in the models of chronic beryllium disease, did not show strong Be accumulation nor
… and testified for the independence of chronic beryllium disease on Be 2+ ion toxicity per se. …

… with duration of beryllium exposure and the risk was greater in those with acute beryllium
disease (SMR 2.32, … statistically significant in those with chronic disease (SMR 1.57, 0.75-2.89). …

… This paper will compare sarcoidosis and beryllium disease, with emphasis on both the …
CBD and sarcoidosis, since a more acute form of beryllium disease is now seen rarely. …

… beryllium, including a study of seven US production plants which has been recently updated,
a study of patients with beryllium disease (… The studies of beryllium disease patients do not …

… difficult to obtain diagnostic certainty. Sarcoidosis and chronic beryllium disease (CBD) are
… Sarcoidosis is a disease of unknown etiology that occurs in individuals of all age, sex, and …

… The potential hazard of exposure to beryllium compounds was first recognized in 1930.Beryllium
causes chronic beryllium disease (CBD), which is a fatal disease of the 20th century3 …

… Among beryllium workers, the BeLPT has helped clarify several stages of beryllium disease
including those who are exposed but have no disease, Be sensitization (BeS) and CBD [1], […