Saturday, February, 11, 2012

Hair bleaches or lighteners

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Alternative Names

Hair lightener poisoning


Symptoms
  • Abdominal pain
  • Blurred vision
  • Breathing difficulty
  • Burning pain in the throat
  • Burns to the eye
  • Collapse
  • Coma
  • Diarrhea (watery, bloody)
  • Low blood pressure
  • Inability to walk in a normal manner
  • No urine output
  • Rash
  • Slurred speech
  • Stupor
  • Vomiting

Review Date: 01/27/2010
Reviewed By: Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. 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)