Eur Respir J 1993; 6: 1409-1411
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Acute interstitial pneumonitis induced by carbamazepine
N Takahashi,
H Aizawa,
S Takata,
K Matsumoto,
H Koto,
H Inoue,
and
N Hara
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.