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Household glue - Symptom

Alternative Names

Elmer's glue

Symptoms:

Symptoms of breathing in ("huffing") glue fumes may include:

  • Anxiety
  • Drunk, dazed, or dizzy appearance
  • Excitability
  • Heart, kidney, brain, and liver damage (from long-term poisoning)
  • Irritability
  • Loss of appetite
  • Nausea
  • Red, runny nose

Severe poisonings caused by swallowing glue may cause:

  • Reviewed last on: 2/16/2009
  • A.D.A.M. Editorial Team: David Zieve, MD, MHA, Greg Juhn, MTPW, David R. Eltz. Previously reviewed by Eric Perez, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network (1/23/2008).
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