Rationale: Beryllium continues to have a wide range of industrial applications. Exposure to
beryllium can lead to sensitization (BeS) and chronic beryllium disease (CBD). Objectives …

Beryllium exposure can cause a granulomatous lung disease in workers who develop a
lymphocyte-mediated sensitization to the metal. Workers in diverse industries are at risk …

The Tenth Edition of Hunter's Diseases of Occupations has been fully revised and updated,
presenting all practitioners considering an occupational cause for a patient's condition with …

Materials and Methods: The criteria used in the current review for selecting articles were
adopted from proposed criteria in The International Classification of Functioning, Disability …

The strategy of “manufacturing uncertainty” has been used with great success by polluters
and manufacturers of dangerous products to oppose public health and environmental …

Chronic beryllium disease (CBD) is a granulomatous lung disease that may be
pathologically and clinically indistinguishable from pulmonary sarcoidosis, except through …

Beryllium exposure remains an ongoing occupational health concern for workers worldwide.
Since the initial Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) ruling on a …

Peak exposures are of concern because they can potentially overwhelm normal defense
mechanisms and induce adverse health effects. Metrics of peak exposure have been used …

Beryllium and other metal-induced lung disease : Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine
Beryllium and other metal-induced lung disease : Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine Log …

Background Chronic beryllium disease (CBD), a granulomatous disease with similarities to
sarcoidosis, arises only in individuals exposed to beryllium. Inhaled beryllium can elicit a T …