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Descriptor
English
:
Berylliosis
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Beriliosis
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Beriliose
Synonyms
English
:
Beryllium Disease
Tree Number:
C08.381.483.581.225
C08.381.520.702.225
C24.800.225
Definition
English
:
A form of
pneumoconiosis
caused by inhaled rare metal
BERYLLIUM
or its soluble salts which are used in a wide variety of
industry
including
alloys
,
ceramics
, radiographic equipment, and
vacuum
tubes.
Berylliosis
is characterized by an acute inflammatory reaction in the upper airway leading to
BRONCHIOLITIS
;
PULMONARY EDEMA
; and
pneumonia.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
do not coordinate with
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES
History Note
English
:
79
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
1633
Unique Identifier:
D001607
Occurrence in VHL
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