Recurrent respiratory distress associated with carbamazepine overdose.
Acute interstitial pneumonia or diffuse alveolar damage is uncommon as an adverse reaction to carbamazepine therapy. We report the case of a 36 yr old woman, who developed respiratory failure after auto-intoxication with carbamazepine. Analysis, including bronchoalveolar lavage and lung tissue biopsy, suggested diffuse alveolar damage due to carbamazepine.
Wilschut
F A
FA
Dept of Pulmonology, University Hospital of Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Cobben
N A
NA
Thunnissen
F B
FB
Lamers
R J
RJ
Wouters
E F
EF
Drent
M
M
D000328:Adult; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000506:poisoning*; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000506:poisoning*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011041:Poisoning / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013406:Suicide, Attempted
D000927:Anticonvulsants; D002220:Carbamazepine