title: Chronic berylliosis of the lung: report of a case.
abstract: We report a case of chronic berylliosis of the lung in a patient who was exposed to copper beryllium alloy, which was mistaken and being treated as miliary tuberculosis. The relevant literature is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Diseases, M. S. Ramaiah Medical Teaching Hospital, Gokul Extension, Bangalore 560 054, India.
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Chandrashekar
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Ramesh
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chitra
mesh_terms: D001607:Berylliosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001608:Beryllium / Q000378:metabolism / Q000652:urine; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D001608:Beryllium