Title of article
Acute Inhalation Exposure to Titanium Ethanolate as a Possible Cause of Metal Fume Fever
Author/Authors
Ahmadimanesh, M shahid beheshti university of medical sciences - Toxicological Research Center, Loghman Hakim Hospital Poison Center, Faculty of Medicine - Clinical Toxicology Department, تهران, ايران , Ahmadimanesh, M tehran university of medical sciences tums - School of Medicine - Pharmacology Department, تهران, ايران , Shadnia, S shahid beheshti university of medical sciences - Toxicological Research Center, Loghman Hakim Hospital Poison Center, Faculty of Medicine - Clinical Toxicology Department, تهران, ايران , Ghazi-Khansari, M tehran university of medical sciences tums - School of Medicine - Pharmacology Department, تهران, ايران
From page
106
To page
108
Abstract
Occupational inhalation exposure to noxious agents is not uncommon. Herein, we present a 26-year-old male student who had accidental acute inhalation exposure to a large quantity of titanium ethanolate and hydrogen chloride in chemistry lab. He was referred to the emergency department of our hospital with low-grade fever, dyspnea, headache, fatigue and myalgia. After 24 hrs of symptomatic treatment (oxygen therapy and acetaminophen), the fever was subsided and the patient discharged home in a good clinical condition. The presented symptoms could be interpreted as a form of metal fume fever. It can therefore be concluded that organo-metallic compound of titanium metal may have the potential to produce metal fume fever in human.
Keywords
Titanium , Metals , Fever , Inhalation exposure , Hydrochloric acid , Gas poisoning , Poisoning
Journal title
The International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (IJOEM)
Journal title
The International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (IJOEM)
Record number
2588657
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