title: Unusual course of beryllium lung disease.
abstract: The cases of two patients with beryllium disease of the lung are reported in which acute exposure produced immediate symptoms and progressed to chronic disease with no latent period.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001607:Berylliosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007961:Leukocyte Migration-Inhibitory Factors / Q000032:analysis; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012882:Skin Tests
chemical_list: D007961:Leukocyte Migration-Inhibitory Factors