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What is the definition of Beryllium Disease?
Beryllium disease (also known as berylliosis) is an occupational lung disease that is a type of metal poisoning caused by inhaling beryllium dusts, vapors, or compounds or its absorption into the skin. Beryllium is a metallic element used in the manufacture of electronics, dental alloy preparation, technological ceramics, and metals extraction. Beryllium disease can be either acute or chronic.
What are the symptoms of Beryllium Disease?
Symptoms of acute beryllium disease include a rapid onset of severe lung inflammation (pneumonitis), increasing shortness of breath (dyspnea), coughing, and possibly skin and eye effects. Symptoms of chronic beryllium (berylliosis) disease may include fatigue, loss of appetite, fever, night sweats, weight loss, red skin patches or spots, dry cough, chest pain, increasing shortness of breath, sore throat, nasal inflammation and discharge, inflammation of the trachea (windpipe) and bronchi (air passages), and enlarged lymph nodes. Chronic beryllium disease may also lead to the development of granulomatous pulmonary fibrosis.
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What are the current treatments for Beryllium Disease?
Treatment for acute beryllium disease may include corticosteroids, mechanical ventilation, and supportive care. While there is no cure for chronic beryllium disease, treatment may include corticosteroids, oxygen, and supportive care. Patients with chronic beryllium disease who do not respond to corticosteroids may be treated with immunosuppressive drugs, such as methotrexate and azathioprine combined with folic acid.
Who are the top Beryllium Disease Local Doctors?
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Dr. Andrew Fontenot
Intensive Care Medicine
Elite in Beryllium Disease
Dr. Andrew Fontenot
Intensive Care Medicine

University Of Colorado Hospital Authority

1635 Aurora Ct, 
Aurora, CO 
720-848-0748
Languages Spoken:
English
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Andrew Fontenot is an Intensive Care Medicine provider practicing medicine in Aurora, Colorado. Dr. Fontenot is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Beryllium Disease. He is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Beryllium Disease, Sarcoidosis, Neurosarcoidosis, and Interstitial Lung Disease.

Elite in Beryllium Disease
Dr. Milton D. Rossman
Pulmonary Medicine
Elite in Beryllium Disease
Dr. Milton D. Rossman
Pulmonary Medicine

Harron Lung Center Perelman

3400 Civic Center Boulevard, West Pavilion, 1st Floor, 
Philadelphia, PA 
215-615-5864
Languages Spoken:
English
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Milton Rossman is a Pulmonary Medicine provider practicing medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Rossman is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Beryllium Disease. He is also highly rated in 17 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Sarcoidosis, Beryllium Disease, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, and Neurosarcoidosis. Dr. Rossman is board certified in Pulmonary Disease, 1978 and Internal Medicine, 1975. Dr. Rossman is currently accepting new patients.

 
 
 
 
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Elite in Beryllium Disease
Dr. Nabeel Hamzeh
Pulmonary Medicine
Elite in Beryllium Disease
Dr. Nabeel Hamzeh
Pulmonary Medicine

University Of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital

200 Hawkins Dr, 
Iowa City, IA 
319-356-1616
Languages Spoken:
English
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Nabeel Hamzeh is a Pulmonary Medicine provider practicing medicine in Iowa City, Iowa. Dr. Hamzeh is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Beryllium Disease. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Sarcoidosis, Beryllium Disease, Interstitial Lung Disease, and Acute Interstitial Pneumonia.

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