Mushroom Poisoning Mimicking Painless Progressive Jaundice: A Case Report with Review of the Literature

Mushroom poisoning is common in the United States. The severity of mushroom poisoning may vary, depending on the geographic location, the amount of toxin delivered, and the genetic characteristics of the mushroom. Though they could have varied presentation, early identification with careful history...

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Autores principales: Perisetti, Abhilash, Raghavapuram, Saikiran, Sheikh, Abu Baker, Yendala, Rachana, Rahman, Rubayat, Shanshal, Mohamed, Thein, Kyaw Z, Farooq, Asif
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2018
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Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5995584/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29896444
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2436
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Sumario:Mushroom poisoning is common in the United States. The severity of mushroom poisoning may vary, depending on the geographic location, the amount of toxin delivered, and the genetic characteristics of the mushroom. Though they could have varied presentation, early identification with careful history could be helpful in triage. We present a case of a 69-year-old female of false morel mushroom poisoning leading to hepatotoxicity with painless jaundice and biochemical pancreatitis.

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