Chronic pulmonary granulomatosis in residents of a community near a beryllium plant; 3 autopsied cases.

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Article1 June 1950CHRONIC PULMONARY GRANULOMATOSIS IN RESIDENTS OF A COMMUNITY NEAR A BERYLLIUM PLANT: THREE AUTOPSIED CASESCHARLES CHESNER, M.D.CHARLES CHESNER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-32-6-1028 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONThe purpose of this paper is to alert the physicians to a chronic type of pulmonary disease of high fatality occurring in individuals living in a community where beryllium is produced.In 1943 and again in 1945, Van Ordstrand1, 2and associates described cases of acute beryllium poisoning in workers in plants producing beryllium, its compounds and alloys. One of the papers2recorded the autopsy findings in five fatal cases. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Lorain, Ohio*Received for publication January 11, 1949.From St. Joseph Hospital, Lorain, Ohio. 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