Baritosis

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Disease Ontology 12 DOID:10321 MeSH 43 C537080 NCIt 49 C34410

SNOMED-CT 67 50076003 UMLS 71 C0340177

NIH Rare Diseases : ⁵² Baritosis is an extremely rare, benign form of pneumoconiosis that causes little or no overgrowth, hardening, and/or scarring of the tissue in the lung (fibrosis). Pneumoconiosis is caused by accumulation of inhaled particles and involves a reaction of tissue in the lung. In the case of baritosis, the inhaled particles are made up of barium sulfate and is well described in workers who crush and grind compounds containing barium, a mineral found in paints, paper, ceramics, glass, rubber, electronic components, and in drilling muds in oil and gas exploration. Baritosis is typically characterized by a mixture of very fine punctate and annular (ring-like) lesions and some slightly larger nodular lesions in the lung. The condition generally appears 1 to 2 years after exposure, does not affect the function of the lung, and appears to go away without treatment after exposure stops.

MalaCards based summary : Baritosis, also known as deposition of barium in the lungs, is related to pneumoconiosis and anthracosis. An important gene associated with Baritosis is PARTICL (Promoter Of MAT2A Antisense Radiation-Induced Circulating Long Non-Coding RNA), and among its related pathways/superpathways are Immune response IL-23 signaling pathway and Apelin signaling pathway. Affiliated tissues include lung, lymph node and bone marrow, and related phenotypes are cardiovascular system and mortality/aging

Wikipedia : ⁷⁴ Baritosis is a benign type of pneumoconiosis, which is caused by long-term exposure to barium... more...

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