Three cases of mushroom poisoning caused by lethal Amanita species

VernacularTitle:致命鹅膏中毒三例报道
Author: Yan PU ¹ ; Qunmei YAO ; Jiaju ZHONG ; Chengmin YU
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1. 675000　云南省楚雄彝族自治州人民医院
Keywords: Poisoning; Poisonous mushroom; Amatoxins; Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
From: Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2021;39(10):787-788
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Mushroom poisoning with amatoxins can cause liver dysfunction in patients, and death in severe cases. The amatoxins detection by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) can help early clinical diagnosis. Three patients were identified as α-amatoxin containing mushroom poisoning by ELISA. The first symptoms of patients was gastrointestinal symptoms, and liver function damage occured later. One patient gave up treatment and died. After received supportive treatments such as adsorption of toxins, catharsis, fluid supplementation to promote toxin metabolism and liver protection, 2 patients were recovered and discharged.