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Can Lithium Battery Explosion Cause Swollen Eyes And Red Face?

my daughters apple computer lithium battery exploded. It happened in the middle of the night. the computer was on the floor next to her bed. the next morning her eyes were almost swollen shut, her face was bright red, and swollen and black and blue.
posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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Hello,
I understand your concern.
I am Dr. Arun Tank, infectious diseases specialist, answering your query.

In my opinion you should not worry for it.

Battery explosion never causes such a symptoms.

I think it is merely a correlation that explosion and red face.

There is a need to search for other causes of such a reaction.


I will be happy to answer your further concern, you can ask me on bit.ly/DrArun.
Thank you.
Dr Arun Tank
Infectious diseases specialist.
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Can Lithium Battery Explosion Cause Swollen Eyes And Red Face?

Hello, I understand your concern. I am Dr. Arun Tank, infectious diseases specialist, answering your query. In my opinion you should not worry for it. Battery explosion never causes such a symptoms. I think it is merely a correlation that explosion and red face. There is a need to search for other causes of such a reaction. I will be happy to answer your further concern, you can ask me on bit.ly/DrArun. Thank you. Dr Arun Tank Infectious diseases specialist.