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Plant fertilizer poisoning


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Alternative Names

Household plant food poisoning; Plant food - household - poisoning


Symptoms
  • Blue-colored fingernails, lips, or palms of the hand
  • Burning skin
  • Burning of the throat, nose, and eyes
  • Dizziness
  • Fainting
  • Itchy skin
  • Low blood pressure
  • Seizures
  • Shortness of breath
  • Skin redness
  • Stomach pain
  • Stomach upset


Review Date: 02/06/2010
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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