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Acute beryllium poisoning is an ].<ref name=OSHAhealtheffects>OSHA Page accessed March 29, 2016</ref> Relevant occupations are those where beryllium is mined, processed or converted into metal alloys, or where machining of metals containing beryllium or recycling of scrap alloys occurs.<ref>ATSDR. September 2002</ref> Acute beryllium poisoning is an ].<ref name=OSHAhealtheffects>OSHA Page accessed March 29, 2016</ref> Relevant occupations are those where beryllium is mined, processed or converted into metal alloys, or where machining of metals containing beryllium or recycling of scrap alloys occurs.<ref>ATSDR. September 2002</ref>


It generally associated with exposure to beryllium levels at or above 100 μg/m<sup>3</sup>.<ref name=OSHAhealtheffects/> It produces severe cough, sore nose and throat, weight loss, labored breathing, anorexia, and increased fatigue.<ref>Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. September 2002 . See also </ref>{{rp|46}} Beryllium can cause local irritation and ] and contact with skin that has been scraped or cut may cause rashes or ulcers.<ref>Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry via the CDC. Page last reviewed: March 3, 2011. Page last updated: June 3, 2015</ref> Beryllium dust or powder can irritate the eyes.<ref>NIOSH Page last reviewed: July 22, 2015. Page last updated: July 1, 2014</ref> It generally associated with exposure to beryllium levels at or above 100 μg/m<sup>3</sup>.<ref name=OSHAhealtheffects/> It produces severe cough, sore nose and throat, weight loss, labored breathing, anorexia, and increased fatigue.<ref>Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. September 2002 . See also </ref>{{rp|46}}


Therapy is supportive and includes removal from further beryllium exposure.<ref name=OSHAhealtheffects/> For very severe cases mechanical ventilation may be required.<ref>Newman, LS for the Merck Manual. Last full review/revision May 2014</ref> Therapy is supportive and includes removal from further beryllium exposure.<ref name=OSHAhealtheffects/> For very severe cases mechanical ventilation may be required.<ref>Newman, LS for the Merck Manual. Last full review/revision May 2014</ref>
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Acute beryllium disease was first reported in Europe in 1933 and in the United States in 1943.<ref name="Lang">{{Cite journal|journal=Environmental Health Perspectives|volume=102|issue=6–7|date=June–July 1994|title=Beryllium: A Chronic Problem|author=Lang, Leslie|pmc=1569745|pmid=9679108|pages=526–31|doi=10.1289/ehp.94102526}}</ref> Acute beryllium disease was first reported in Europe in 1933 and in the United States in 1943.<ref name="Lang">{{Cite journal|journal=Environmental Health Perspectives|volume=102|issue=6–7|date=June–July 1994|title=Beryllium: A Chronic Problem|author=Lang, Leslie|pmc=1569745|pmid=9679108|pages=526–31|doi=10.1289/ehp.94102526}}</ref>

In addition to beryllium's toxicity when inhaled, when brought into contact with skin at relatively low doses, beryllium can cause local irritation and ], and contact with skin that has been scraped or cut may cause rashes or ulcers.<ref>Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry via the CDC. Page last reviewed: March 3, 2011. Page last updated: June 3, 2015</ref> Beryllium dust or powder can irritate the eyes.<ref>NIOSH Page last reviewed: July 22, 2015. Page last updated: July 1, 2014</ref>


==References== ==References==

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Acute beryllium poisoning is acute chemical pneumonia resulting from the toxic effect of beryllium in its elemental form or in various chemical compounds, and is distinct from berylliosis (also called chronic beryllium disease). After occupational safety procedures were put into place following the realization that the metal caused berylliosis around 1950, acute beryllium poisoning became extremely rare.

Acute beryllium poisoning is an occupational disease. Relevant occupations are those where beryllium is mined, processed or converted into metal alloys, or where machining of metals containing beryllium or recycling of scrap alloys occurs.

It generally associated with exposure to beryllium levels at or above 100 μg/m. It produces severe cough, sore nose and throat, weight loss, labored breathing, anorexia, and increased fatigue.

Therapy is supportive and includes removal from further beryllium exposure. For very severe cases mechanical ventilation may be required.

The signs and symptoms of acute beryllium pneumonitis usually resolve over several weeks to months, but be may be fatal in 10 percent of cases, and about 15–20% of cases may progress to CBD.

Acute beyrlllium poisoning approximately doubles the risk of getting lung cancer. The mechanism by which beyrlllium is carcinogenic is unclear, but may be due to ionic beyrlllium binding to nucleic acids; it is not mutagenic.

Acute beryllium disease was first reported in Europe in 1933 and in the United States in 1943.

In addition to beryllium's toxicity when inhaled, when brought into contact with skin at relatively low doses, beryllium can cause local irritation and contact dermatitis, and contact with skin that has been scraped or cut may cause rashes or ulcers. Beryllium dust or powder can irritate the eyes.

References

  1. ^ OSHA Beryllium Health Effects Page accessed March 29, 2016
  2. ATSDR. ToxGuide for Beryllium September 2002
  3. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. September 2002 Toxicological Profile: Beryllium. See also 2009 Addendum
  4. Newman, LS for the Merck Manual. Beryllium Disease Last full review/revision May 2014
  5. Hardy, HL (1965). "Beryllium poisoning--lessons in control of man-made disease". The New England Journal of Medicine. 273 (22): 1188–99. doi:10.1056/NEJM196511252732205. PMID 5847559.
  6. ^ National Toxicology Program, Department of Health and Human Services. Report on Carcinogens, Thirteenth Edition Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds
  7. Lang, Leslie (June–July 1994). "Beryllium: A Chronic Problem". Environmental Health Perspectives. 102 (6–7): 526–31. doi:10.1289/ehp.94102526. PMC 1569745. PMID 9679108.
  8. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry via the CDC. TOX FAQs: Beryllium Page last reviewed: March 3, 2011. Page last updated: June 3, 2015
  9. NIOSH International Chemical Safety Cards: Beryllium Page last reviewed: July 22, 2015. Page last updated: July 1, 2014
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