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PEDIATRICS Vol. 109 No. 5 May 2002, pp. 959-961

EXPERIENCE AND REASON

Chronic Lung Disease After Activated Charcoal Aspiration

The ingestion of toxic substances is a common pediatric emergency. Activated charcoal is part of the standard treatment for most toxic ingestions and is considered a benign therapy. We report a case of inadvertent administration of activated charcoal into the trachea that resulted in the development of chronic lung disease.

Gavin R. Graff, MD, James Stark, MD, John W. Berkenbosch, MD, George W. Holcomb, III, MD and Robert E. Garola, MD

University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics
Columbia, MO 65212
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, MO 64108

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Key Words: activated charcoal • aspiration • pneumonitis

Abbreviations: CT, computed tomography • BAL, bronchoalveolar lavage

Received for publication Sep 10, 2001; Accepted Nov 29, 2001.


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