Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
Symptoms from swallowing potassium hydroxide include:
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Abdominal pain - severe -
Breathing difficulties due to the throat swelling shut - Burns in the mouth and throat
Collapse Diarrhea - Mouth pain - severe
- Rapid drop in
blood pressure - Throat pain - severe
Symptoms from getting potassium hydroxide on the skin or in the eyes include:
- Burning
- Severe pain
- Vision loss
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Potassium hydroxide poisoning Treatment
Review Date: 02/02/2011
Reviewed By: Eric Perez, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, St.
Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY. Review provided by
VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA,
Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
