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TOXIC HAZARDS*Mycetismus (Amanita Phalloides)†With the onset of spring, it is likely that certain people will again be tempted to indulge in the gastronomic pleasures of self-picked mushrooms. The following case illustrates the hazards involved:At 4 a.m. on September 16, 1949, a 9-year-old boy had a sudden attack of nausea and projectile vomiting (but no diarrhea) followed within 12 hours by drowsiness. During the preceding evening the family had eaten mushrooms, which they had picked in the country around Putnam, Connecticut, and had considered safe because they "did not tarnish a silver coin." The mushrooms were subsequently identified . . .

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