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Paint remover; Methyl alcohol; Alcohol - methyl; Methanol 

• Kidneys and bladder
  • Kidney failure
• Lungs and airways
  • Rapid, shallow breathing
  • No breathing
• Eyes, ears, nose, and throat
  • Blurred vision
  • Blindness
  • Wide pupils
• Skin
  • Cyanosis (blue skin, lips, or fingernails)
• Gastrointestinal
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
• Heart and blood
  • Low blood pressure
  • Leg cramps
  • Convulsions
  • Weakness
  • Disturbance in the acid balance of the blood
• Nervous system
  • Coma
  • Fatigue
  • Headache
  • Dizziness

After initial symptoms (which mostly affect the nervous system), a second set of symptoms occur about 10 - 30 hours later. The second set of symptoms are more severe and affect the eyes, blood, and respiratory system.

Review Date: 05/17/2006
Reviewed By: Janeen R. Azare, PhD, MSPH, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.