Wart remover poisoning Health Article

Definition

Wart removers are medicines used to eliminate warts, which are small, usually painless growths on the skin caused by a virus. Wart remover poisoning occurs when someone accidentally or intentionally swallows or uses more than the normal or recommended amount of this medication.

Poisonous Ingredient

• Salicylates
• Other acids

Where Found

• Clear Away
• Clear Away Plantar
• Compound W
• DuoFilm
• DuoFilm patch
• DuoPlant for Feet
• Freezone
• Gordofilm
• Hydrisalic
• Keralyt
• Lactisol
• Lactisol-Forte
• Maximum Strength Wart-Off
• Mediplast
• Mosco
• Occlusal
• Occlusal-HP
• Off-Ezy Wart Remover
• Panscol
• Paplex Ultra
• PediaPatch
• Sal-Acid
• Sal-Plant
• Salacid
• Salactic Film
• Trans-Plantar
• Trans-Ver-Sal
• Vergo
• Verukan
• Viranol
• Wart Remover

Note: This list may not be all-inclusive.

Symptoms

• Airways and lungs
  • Breathing may stop
  • Rapid breathing
• Eyes, ears, nose, and throat
  • Eye irritation
  • Loss of vision
  • Ringing in the ears
  • Throat swelling
• Kidneys
  • Kidney failure
• Nervous system
  • Collapse (from swallowing substance)
  • Convulsions (from swallowing substance)
  • Dizziness
  • Drowsiness
  • Fever (from swallowing substance)
  • Hallucinations
  • Hyperactivity
• Skin
  • Rash (usually an allergic reaction)
  • Mild burn (in extremely high doses)
• Stomach and intestines
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting, possibly with blood

Home Treatment

Seek immediate medical help. Do NOT make a person throw up unless told to do so by Poison Control or a health care professional.

Before Calling Emergency

Determine the following information:

• Patient's age, weight, and condition
• The name of the product (ingredients and strengths, if known)
• When it was swallowed
• The amount swallowed

Poison Control, or a local emergency number

The National Poison Control Center (1-800-222-1222) can be called from anywhere in the United States. This national hotline number will let you talk to experts in poisoning. They will give you further instructions.

This is a free and confidential service. All local poison control centers in the United States use this national number. You should call if you have any questions about poisoning or poison prevention. It does NOT need to be an emergency. You can call for any reason, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Take the container with you to the hospital, if possible.

See: Poison control center - emergency number