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Lead Paint Inhalation
- Airways and lungs
- Breathing difficulty (from inhalation)
- Throat swelling (may also cause breathing difficulty)
- Eyes, ears, nose, and throat
- Severe pain in the throat
- Severe pain or burning in the nose, eyes, ears, lips, or tongue
- Vision loss
- Gastrointestinal
- Abdominal pain -- severe
- Bloody stools
- Burns of the esophagus (food pipe)
- Vomiting, possibly bloody
- Heart and blood
- Irregular heartbeat
- Nervous system
- Dizziness
- Drowsiness
- Loss of alertness
- Seizures
- Stupor
- Weakness
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