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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?
Nabeel Y. Hamzeh
Elite in Beryllium Disease
Dr. Nabeel Y. Hamzeh
Pulmonary Medicine | Intensive Care Medicine
Elite in Beryllium Disease
Dr. Nabeel Y. Hamzeh
Pulmonary Medicine | Intensive Care Medicine

State University Of Iowa

200 Hawkins Dr, 
Iowa City, IA 
319-356-1616
Languages Spoken:
English, Arabic
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Nabeel Hamzeh is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Iowa City, Iowa. Dr. Hamzeh is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Beryllium Disease. His top areas of expertise are Sarcoidosis, Beryllium Disease, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, and Interstitial Lung Disease. Dr. Hamzeh is currently accepting new patients.

Elite in Beryllium Disease
Dr. Lisa A. Maier
Pulmonary Medicine | Intensive Care Medicine | Public Health and Preventive Medicine
Elite in Beryllium Disease
Dr. Lisa A. Maier
Pulmonary Medicine | Intensive Care Medicine | Public Health and Preventive Medicine

National Jewish Health

1400 Jackson St, 
Denver, CO 
303-398-1355
Languages Spoken:
English
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Accepting New Patients

Lisa Maier is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Denver, Colorado. Dr. Maier is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Beryllium Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Sarcoidosis, Beryllium Disease, Interstitial Lung Disease, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, and Endoscopy. Dr. Maier is currently accepting new patients.

 
 
 
 
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Dr. Andrew P. Fontenot
Allergy and Immunology | Pulmonary Medicine
Elite in Beryllium Disease
Dr. Andrew P. Fontenot
Allergy and Immunology | Pulmonary Medicine
12605 E 16th Ave, 
Aurora, CO 
720-848-0000
Languages Spoken:
English
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Andrew Fontenot is an Allergy and Immunologist and a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Aurora, Colorado. Dr. Fontenot is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Beryllium Disease. His top areas of expertise are Beryllium Disease, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Sarcoidosis, and Interstitial Lung Disease.

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