Chronic beryllium disease
ORPHA:133· ICD-10 J63.2
Definition
A pneumoconiosis, characterized by granulomatous inflammation, that occurs in individuals who develop beryllium sensitization (BeS), a cell-mediated immune response to environmental and occupational beryllium exposure. BeS precedes the lung disease that may present with chronic dry cough, fatigue, weight loss, chest pain, and increasing dyspnea.
- Prevalence
- Unknown
- Inheritance
- Not applicable
- Age of onset
- Adult