A case report of Laundry detergent pod ingestion in an elderly patient with dementia

We present a case of 86 years old man with dementia who ingested Laundry Detergent Pods (LDP). His family found that he was vomiting and had diarrhea. He was transferred to our hospital. As his family pointed out, we realized he ingested LDP. He had lung injury, acute kidney injury, and dehydration....

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Published inKANTO Journal of Japanese Association for Acute Medicine Vol. 41; no. 4; pp. 411 - 414
Main Authors Furuya, Ryosuke, Fujii, Hirohito, Miyazaki, Hiroshi
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Japanese Association for Acute Medicine of Kanto 28.12.2020
日本救急医学会関東地方会
Subjects
detergent poisoning
LDP
surfactants
ジェルボール
洗剤誤飲
界面活性剤
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ISSN0287-301X
2434-2580
DOI10.24697/jaamkanto.41.4_411

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Summary:We present a case of 86 years old man with dementia who ingested Laundry Detergent Pods (LDP). His family found that he was vomiting and had diarrhea. He was transferred to our hospital. As his family pointed out, we realized he ingested LDP. He had lung injury, acute kidney injury, and dehydration. He was treated with oxygen, antibiotics, and fluid infusion. He was dismissed without sequelae. LDP poisoning may be fatal to an elderly. The risk is not recognized enough. Anyone who cares for elderly with dementia should be educated on the risk of LDP ingestion.
ISSN:0287-301X
2434-2580
DOI:10.24697/jaamkanto.41.4_411