Differential Diagnoses For Berylliosis

Sarcoidosis

Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disorder that produces various symptoms that also occur in berylliosis patients. It is a disorder that happens when small nodules abnormally develop in specific organs throughout the affected individual's body. The cause of sarcoidosis is not clear, but it is known to be associated with the patient's immune system responding abnormally to an unknown substance. Numerous chemicals, infectious agents, dust, and an inappropriate reaction to specific proteins in the body are thought to be possible triggers for this reaction by the immune system. The most common organ in the body to be affected by sarcoidosis is the individual's lungs. The nodules made up of granular white blood cells from the immune system form in the individual's lungs, and they interfere with the normal function and structure of the lung and its parts. The symptoms of sarcoidosis are tightly associated with the organ and organ systems of which the nodules develop. General symptoms that mimic those of berylliosis include fatigue, weight loss, dry cough, breathlessness, enlarged lymph nodes, and chest pain.

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