In a study in mid-2003, E Fireman and colleagues1 found that 6% of patients labelled as
having sarcoidosis actually had chronic beryllium disease. This result highlights an ongoing …

Beryllium is an ubiquitous element in the environment, and it has many commercial
applications. Because of its strength, electrical and thermal conductivity, corrosion …

We describe two newly confirmed cases of chronic beryllium disease who presented to our
clinic from a facility that only used 2% beryllium copper alloy. These cases illustrate that the …

Beryllium is the fourth element in the peri-odic table and the second lightest metal known.
Discovered as an oxide in 1798 by the French chemist LN Vauquelin, berylli-um was first …

T HERE is a real need for physicians handling chronic illness to understand the available
knowledge of intoxication following exposure to toxic beryllium compounds in harmful …

We conducted a medical screening for beryllium disease of 577 former workers from a
beryllium processing facility. The screening included a medical and work history …

The use of beryllium in industrial settings in the 1930s and 1940s resulted in reports from
Europe [1] and Russia [2, 3] that documented cases of skin and lung disease in beryllium …

Chronic beryllium disease (CBD) is clinically similar to other granulomatous diseases such
as sarcoidosis. It is often misdiagnosed if a thorough occupational history is not taken. When …

We identified nine new cases of biopsy-confirmed chronic beryllium disease among 505
employees and ex-employees in a company that had manufactured beryllia ceramics from …

The first case of chronic beryllium disease (CBD) at the Rocky Flats Environmental
Technology Site (Rocky Flats) was diagnosed in a machinist in 1984. Rocky Flats, located …