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Petroleum jelly overdose


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Alternative Names

Vaseline overdose


Symptoms
  • Abdominal pain
  • Coughing
  • Diarrhea
  • Irritation of eyes, nose, throat, and skin
  • Shortness of breath


Review Date: 09/30/2009
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).




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