The brain on lithium. Lithium is a special metal in many ways. It's light and soft â so soft that it can be cut with a kitchen knife and so low in density that it floats on water. It's also solid at a wide range of temperatures, with one of the lowest melting points of all metals and a high boiling point.
Itching or burning, Skin rash and Swelling. WebMD Symptom Checker helps you find the most common medical conditions indicated by the symptoms itching or burning, skin rash and swelling including Lice, Contact dermatitis, and Poison ivy, oak, and sumac. There are 44 conditions associated with itching or burning, skin rash and swelling. The links below will provide you with more detailed information on these medical conditions from the WebMD Symptom Checker and help provide a better understanding of causes and treatment of these related conditions. 1  Lice.
Irritant poisons are not all corrosive, in the sense of quickly destroying and perforating the tissues. Ammonia is an example of an intense irritant, and corrosive sublimate the most immediately destructive of living tissues. The mineral acids show some difference in their local action.orrosive Or Irritant Poisons. To this group belong many symptoms in common, and it is therefore convenient to consider them together. The following list comprises all of the class of substances whose compounds are likely to be the cause of poisoning in horses : -. Arsenic. Copper. Croton Oil. Caustic Potash or Soda.