acute inhalation exposure to titanium ethanolate as a possible cause of metal fume fever

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.