Amanita bisporigera-Induced Hepatic Failure: A Fatal Case of Mushroom Ingestion

Wild mushroom poisoning from the genus Amanita is a medical emergency, with Amanita phalloides being the most common offender. Patients may complain of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and/or abdominal pain. If not aggressively treated, fulminant hepatic failure may develop within several days of ingestio...

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Autores principales: Nici, Anthony, Kim, Sang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4411896/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25954548
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/936867
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description Wild mushroom poisoning from the genus Amanita is a medical emergency, with Amanita phalloides being the most common offender. Patients may complain of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and/or abdominal pain. If not aggressively treated, fulminant hepatic failure may develop within several days of ingestion. In this case report, a patient poisoned with Amanita bisporigera is described, along with the typical clinical presentation, patient outcomes, and treatment options for dealing with an Amanita mushroom poisoning.
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spelling pubmed-44118962015-05-07 Amanita bisporigera-Induced Hepatic Failure: A Fatal Case of Mushroom Ingestion Nici, Anthony Kim, Sang Case Reports Hepatol Case Report Wild mushroom poisoning from the genus Amanita is a medical emergency, with Amanita phalloides being the most common offender. Patients may complain of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and/or abdominal pain. If not aggressively treated, fulminant hepatic failure may develop within several days of ingestion. In this case report, a patient poisoned with Amanita bisporigera is described, along with the typical clinical presentation, patient outcomes, and treatment options for dealing with an Amanita mushroom poisoning. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011 2011-12-18 /pmc/articles/PMC4411896/ /pubmed/25954548 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/936867 Text en Copyright © 2011 A. Nici and S. Kim. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4411896/
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