[Acute pulmonary toxicity caused by carbamazepine: apropos of a case]. / Toxicidad pulmonar aguda por carbamazepina: a propósito de un caso.

Pulmonary toxicity caused by carbamazepine seems to be a non dose-dependent process involving pulmonary infiltrates, eosinofilia and skin rash. We report a case with acute presentation that resolved successfully after the drug was withdrawn and the patient was treated with corticosteroids. Bronchoalveolar lavage showed an inversion of the lymphocyte ratio CD4/CD8 supporting the suggestion by other authors that drug-induced pulmonary toxicity.