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Identification of titanium in human tissues: probable role in pathologic processes.
C A Moran1, F G Mullick, K G Ishak
1Department of Environmental and Drug-Induced Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC 20306-6000.
Human Pathology
|May 1, 1991
Summary
Titanium dioxide exposure can cause lung fibrosis and skin lesions. Diagnostic suspicion of titanium injury is raised by pigment deposition and specific tissue reactions, confirmed by X-ray analysis.
Area of Science:
- Pathology
- Toxicology
- Materials Science
Background:
- Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is a widely used industrial pigment.
- Potential health effects of TiO2 exposure are not fully understood.
- Previous studies have indicated possible adverse reactions to TiO2.