• 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
  • Blood stools
  • Burns of the esophagus (food pipe)
  • Vomiting, possibly bloody
• Heart and blood
  • Collapse
  • Low blood pressure -- develops rapidly
  • Rapid heartbeat
• Nervous system
  • Burning sensations
  • Convulsions
  • Dizziness
  • Loss of alertness
  • Memory problems
  • Nervousness
  • Numbness in arms and legs
• Skin
  • Burns
  • Irritation
  • Necrosis (holes) in the skin or underlying tissues

Review Date: 02/01/2010
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)