Charcoal-containing empyema complicating treatment for overdose.
A 25-year-old man was treated with gastric lavage and activated charcoal for alcohol and drug overdose; immediately following the initial treatment he developed tension pneumothorax successfully managed with a chest tube. The patient presented four weeks later with a charcoal-containing empyema, an unreported condition heretofore.
D000328:Adult; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000628:therapy*; D002606:Charcoal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004653:Empyema / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D001239:Inhalation; D008297:Male; D008702:Methaqualone / Q000506:poisoning*; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology
D002606:Charcoal; D008702:Methaqualone