A 35-month-old boy who ingested laundry detergent pods and underwent veno-pulmonary extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support

Laundry detergent pod (LDP) exposure has been reported to be fatal in children younger than 2 years, leading to respiratory or central nervous system depression. While gastrointestinal irritation is the most common symptom, there are reported cases of severe acidosis with respiratory depression or p...

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Published inTaehan Soa Ŭnggup Ŭhakhoe chi Vol. 10; no. 4; pp. 175 - 181
Main Authors Han, Hye-ji, Lee, Bongjin, Jang, Won Jin, Lee, Ji Won, Kim, Jin Hee, Cho, Sungkyu, Park, June Dong
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Korean Society of Pediatric Emergency Medicine 30.10.2023
Subjects
acidosis
detergents
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
pneumonia, aspiration
respiratory distress syndrome
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Summary:Laundry detergent pod (LDP) exposure has been reported to be fatal in children younger than 2 years, leading to respiratory or central nervous system depression. While gastrointestinal irritation is the most common symptom, there are reported cases of severe acidosis with respiratory depression or pneumonia, resulting in mortality. To our best knowledge, there is no report on a case of LDP exposure presenting with acute respiratory distress syndrome requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support. Here, we present a case of a child with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome following LDP exposure, who was successfully treated with veno-pulmonary extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and steroids.
ISSN:2383-4897
2508-5506
DOI:10.22470/pemj.2023.00808