title: Acute interstitial pneumonitis induced by carbamazepine.
abstract: A 62 year old man treated with carbamazepine for 3 months developed eczema and acute interstitial pneumonitis. A lymphocyte-stimulation test was reactive to carbamazepine. Withdrawal of the drug resulted in prompt improvement. Only 10 cases of this type of drug-induced lung disease have previously been reported.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute for Diseases of the Chest Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aizawa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takata
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Koto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hara
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D002220:Carbamazepine