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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| 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 | doaj-art-29d294d40352488bab91026250f1209b2025-02-03T06:01:12ZengWileyCase Reports in Hepatology2090-65872090-65952011-01-01201110.1155/2011/936867936867Amanita bisporigera-Induced Hepatic Failure: A Fatal Case of Mushroom IngestionAnthony Nici0Sang Kim1New York Hospital Queens, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 56-45 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355, USANew York Hospital Queens, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 56-45 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355, USAWild 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/936867 |
| spellingShingle | Anthony Nici Sang Kim Amanita bisporigera-Induced Hepatic Failure: A Fatal Case of Mushroom Ingestion Case Reports in Hepatology |
| title | Amanita bisporigera-Induced Hepatic Failure: A Fatal Case of Mushroom Ingestion |
| title_full | Amanita bisporigera-Induced Hepatic Failure: A Fatal Case of Mushroom Ingestion |
| title_fullStr | Amanita bisporigera-Induced Hepatic Failure: A Fatal Case of Mushroom Ingestion |
| title_full_unstemmed | Amanita bisporigera-Induced Hepatic Failure: A Fatal Case of Mushroom Ingestion |
| title_short | Amanita bisporigera-Induced Hepatic Failure: A Fatal Case of Mushroom Ingestion |
| title_sort | amanita bisporigera induced hepatic failure a fatal case of mushroom ingestion |
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