학술논문
Interstitial pneumonia in a glassblower: think to chronic beryllium disease!
Document Type
Article
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Subject
*PULMONARY fibrosis
*CHRONIC diseases
*IDIOPATHIC interstitial pneumonias
*BERYLLIUM
*PHYSICIANS
*OLDER men
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ISSN
1937-8688
Abstract
Chronic beryllium disease (CBD) is an occupational illness with varying severity. In this report, we describe a 27 year old man, glassblower, who developed a fatal CBD after six months of unknown Beryllium's exposure. The diagnosis was suspected on histological examination and then consolidated by confirmation of Beryllium's exposure at the working area. Physicians should be aware of the potential risk to develop CBD in glassblowers. These workers should benefit from early medical surveillance using the Beryllium lymphocyte proliferation test (BeLPT) and therefore from suitable management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]