Sodium borate poisoning

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Overview

Symptoms

Treatment

Sodium borate poisoning

Alternative Names:

Borax poisoning; Boric acid poisoning; Borate poisoning

Symptoms:

The main symptoms of boric acid poisoning is blue-green vomiting, diarrhea, and a bright red rash on the skin. Other symptoms may include:

Fever
Twitching of facial muscles, arms, hands, legs, and feet
Convulsions
Significantly decreased urine output (or none)
Collapse
Blisters
Sloughing of skin
Low blood pressure
Drowsiness
Lack of desire to do anything
Coma

References:

Ford MD. Clinical Toxicology. 1st ed. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders; 2001:750.

Cain WS. Sensory and associated reactions to mineral dusts: sodium borate, calcium oxide, and calcium sulfate. J Occup Environ Hyg. April 2004; 1(4): 222-36.

Matsuda K Toxicological analyses over the past five years at a single institution. Rinsho Byori.Oct. 2004; 52(10): 819-23.

Review Date: 9/21/2005
Reviewed By: A.D.A.M. editorial and William D. Whetstone, M.D., Division of Emergency Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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