Potassium hydroxide

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Symptoms from swallowing potassium hydroxide include:

• 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

Review Date: 01/19/2007
Reviewed By: Eric Perez, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.