With the increasing use of laundry detergent pods (LDPs) in Korea, pediatricians and emergency physicians should recognize the risk of poisoning by ingestion of the pods.This report describes a 15-month-old boy who ingested an Outdoor Rocking Lounge Chair LDP at home.At the time of hospitalization, he was alert and hemodynamically stable.
However, 3 hours after the ingestion, he developed drowsiness, respiratory distress, and metabolic acidosis.Despite the initial supportive therapy, the acidosis worsened, requiring continuous renal replacement therapy.Metabolic acidosis improved within 1 hour after initiation of the continuous renal replacement therapy.
He was discharged uneventfully 2 in 1 Shampoo on day 13.At 1-month follow-up, he did not show any sequelae.This case highlights the need for recognition of the risk of poisoning by LDP.