baritosis
MONDO:0001001Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names baritosis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A rare type of pneumoconiosis caused by long standing exposure to barium dust. It is characterized by the formation of fine dense lesions in the lung parenchyma. The lesions do not affect the lung function and disappear without treatment after the exposure to barium dust stops.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0001001), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of