• Pediatrics · May 2002

    Case Reports

    Chronic lung disease after activated charcoal aspiration.

    • Gavin R Graff, James Stark, John W Berkenbosch, George W Holcomb, and Robert E Garola.
    • University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics, Columbia, MO 65212, USA. graffg@health.missouri.edu
    • Pediatrics. 2002 May 1;109(5):959-61.

    AbstractThe 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.

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