raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:133

Chronic beryllium disease

Synonyms: Berylliosis · Chronic berylliosis · Chronic beryllium lung disease

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Not applicable
Age of onset
Adult
Status
active

A pneumoconiosis, characterized by granulomatous inflammation, that occurs in individuals who develop beryllium sensitization (BeS), a cell-mediated immune response to environmental and occupational beryllium exposure. BeS precedes the lung disease that may present with chronic dry cough, fatigue, weight loss, chest pain, and increasing dyspnea.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enChronic beryllium diseaseBerylliosis · Chronic berylliosis · Chronic beryllium lung disease
frBérylliose chroniqueBérylliose · Bérylliose pulmonaire chronique
deBeryllium-Krankheit, chronischeBerylliose · Berylliose, chronische · Chronische Beryllium-Lungenkrankheit
esEnfermedad crónica por berilioBeriliosis · Beriliosis crónica · Enfermedad pulmonar crónica por berilio
itMalattia cronica da berillioBerilliosi cronica · Pneumopatia cronica da berillio · Berilliosi
nlChronische berylliumziekteBerylliose · Chronische berylliose · Chronische berylliumlongziekte
ptDoença crónica por berílio
plPrzewlekla choroba berylowaBeryloza · Przewlekła beryloza · Przewlekła beryloza płuc
csBeryliózaChronická berylióza · Chronická berylióza plic · Otrava beryliem · Intoxikace beryliem · Beryliová granulomatóza
ukХронічна берилієва хворобаБериліоз · Хронічний бериліоз · Хронічна берилієва хвороба легень
zh慢性铍病慢性肺尘肺病
trKronik berilyum hastalığıBerilyoz · Kronik berilyoz · Kronik berilyum akciğer hastalığı

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10J63.2Especificvalidated
ICD-11CA60.6Especificvalidated
MONDO0015274Evalidated
MeSHD001607Evalidated
UMLSC0221052Evalidated
GARD867Evalidated
MedDRA10004485Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
HLA-DPB1Major susceptibility factor inAssessedHGNC:4940ENSG000002238651428586p21.32major histocompatibility complex, class II, DP beta 122972925[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

19 annotations · validated 2021-07-13
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0002795Abnormal respiratory system physiology
HP:0006516Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
HP:0100326Immunologic hypersensitivity
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0031392Abnormal proportion of CD4 T cells
HP:0005607Abnormal tracheobronchial morphology
HP:0030878Abnormality on pulmonary function testing
HP:0012735Cough
HP:0002094Dyspnea
HP:0012378Fatigue
HP:0025179Ground-glass opacification on pulmonary HRCT
HP:0006527Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia
HP:0025439Pharyngitis
HP:0030877Reduced FEV1/FVC ratio
HP:0002093Respiratory insufficiency
HP:0025393Reticulonodular pattern on pulmonary HRCT
HP:0001824Weight loss
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0100721Mediastinal lymphadenopathy
HP:0002206Pulmonary fibrosis
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0011121Abnormal skin morphology

Run the differential on the 3 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 20981472[PMID]_32768458[PMID]_25007084[PMID]

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Sources for this card