Throat swelling (which 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
Loss of vision
Gastrointestinal
Severe abdominal pain
Intestinal obstruction
Vomiting
Burns of the esophagus (food pipe)
Vomiting blood
Blood in the stool
Nausea
Decreased appetite
Constipation
Heart and blood vessels
Hypotension (low blood pressure) develops rapidly
Collapse
Skin
Irritation
Burn
Necrosis (holes) in the skin or underlying tissues
Blood
Severe change in pH (too much or too little acid in the blood, which leads to damage in all of the body organs)
Nervous system
Confusion
Delirium
Stupor (lack of alertness)
Coma
Review Date: 5/8/2006
Reviewed By: Janeen R. Azare, PhD, MSPH, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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