title: Massive oral theophylline poisoning.
abstract: A patient ingested a massive amount of an oral theophylline preparation and recovered. The paucity of central nervous system manifestations may have been related to the presence of fulminant diarrhea with expulsion of the tablets per rectum.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000139:chemically induced; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013406:Suicide, Attempted; D013806:Theophylline / Q000097:blood / Q000506:poisoning*
chemical_list: D013806:Theophylline