Baritosis 5306457 220777672 2008-06-21T15:06:28Z Arcadian 104523 infobox, ref format {{Infobox_Disease | Name = {{PAGENAME}} | Image = Ba-TableImage.png | Caption = [[Barium]] | DiseasesDB = | ICD10 = | ICD9 = {{ICD9|503}} | ICDO = | OMIM = | MedlinePlus = | eMedicineSubj = | eMedicineTopic = | MeshID = | }} '''Baritosis''' is a [[benign]] type of [[pneumoconiosis]], which is caused by deposition of inhaled [[barium]] dust in the lungs. ==Presentation== The barium particles can be seen as opaque shadows on the chest [[X-ray]]s of people with baritosis. However, being a benign condition, it neither interferes with lung function nor causes symptoms other than a mild cough. After exposure to barium dust ceases, the X-ray abnormalities gradually resolve.<ref name="pmid1257935">{{cite journal |author=Doig AT |title=Baritosis: a benign pneumoconiosis |journal=Thorax |volume=31 |issue=1 |pages=30–9 |year=1976 |month=February |pmid=1257935 |pmc=470358 |doi= |url=}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Respiratory pathology}} [[Category:Occupational diseases]] [[Category:Pulmonology]] [[Category:Radiology]] [[Category:Barium]] {{disease-stub}} [[nl:Baritose]]