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Throat Infection After Drinking Toilet Acid Cleaner. Will It Cause Cancer Or Poisoning?
My friend drank toilet acid cleaner and she can't except it in front of my family we have seen a doc & told him that she drank an expired coke accidentally he mentioned that it is a throat infection she is better than before now but will this cause any type of cancer or poisoning.? Please let me know as soon as possible
Tue, 3 Dec 2013
Hello,
Exposure to toilet acid cleaner will not lead to cancer of the throat. But it can lead to burns of the mucosal surfaces of the oral cavity and throat and secondary infection.
The treatment is required for burns of the mucosal surfaces and to prevent secondary infection.
Thank you
Exposure to toilet acid cleaner will not lead to cancer of the throat. But it can lead to burns of the mucosal surfaces of the oral cavity and throat and secondary infection.
The treatment is required for burns of the mucosal surfaces and to prevent secondary infection.
Thank you
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