… The review focuses on the most important health risks: beryllium sensitization, chronic
beryllium disease, and cancer. To help the committee in its review, two data-gathering meetings …

… In order to determine whether there was a difference in the granulomatous reaction to different
beryllium salts, we intradermally injected a sensitized guinea pig with 5 mg BeSO4, 10 mg …

… of chronic beryllium disease involves cessation of beryllium exposure and … the natural history
of this disease. Despite this limitation, it is prudent to remove patients with chronic beryllium …

… patients at risk of developing chronic beryllium disease (CBD), which … Beryllium sensitization
progresses to CBD at a rate of 7–11 % per year. Since the Be-LTT can detect sensitization …

… been done in the primary beryllium industry. Primary prevention … the natural history of beryllium
sensitisation, beryllium disease … . Efficacy of a program to prevent beryllium sensitization …

… beryllium inhalation exposures and exposure to the skin may be relevant for developing
beryllium sensitization (… sensitization, and the development of chronic beryllium disease (CBD). …

… , thus concluding that beryllium sensitization in the general … history of the two employees
with confirmed sensitization in our study population did not indicate exposure to beryllium …

… Workers exposed to aerosols generated by the fabrication of berylliumcontaining materials
are at risk for developing beryllium sensitization (BeS) and chronic beryllium disease (CBD). …

… The aim of this study was to investigate if there is an association between chronic beryllium
disease or beryllium sensitization and two variants of the TNF-α gene located at -308 and -…

… individuals sensitized to Be but having no evidence of lung disease. These Be-sensitized
(BeS… after exposure cessation (14), the natural history of disease is characterized by a gradual …