Open AccessSevere Headache as a Chief Presentation of Theophylline Intoxication
Author(s) -
Cheung LCC,
Tsoi LCH,
Chung CCH
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
hong kong journal of emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.145
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2309-5407
pISSN - 1024-9079
DOI - 10.1177/102490790000700207
Subject(s) - medicine , theophylline , copd , pulmonary disease , presentation (obstetrics) , emergency department , emergency physician , anesthesia , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , surgery , psychiatry
We describe a case of acute on chronic theophylline intoxication with severe headache as the chief complaint in a Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patient. Headache is a non‐specific symptom. The intensity of headache is unusually severe in our patient, and is much worse than the headache commonly encountered by an experienced emergency physician.