Intensive Care Medicine 1992
Theophylline toxicity causing rhabdomyolysis and acute compartment syndrome.
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A case of acute compartment syndrome is described in a young man as a result of theophylline toxicity. Profound hypokalaemia and grand mal seizures are considered as potential causes of rhabdomyolysis and the subsequent development of compartment syndrome.