Hepatotoxic mushroom poisoning: diagnosis and management
- 1 February 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Mycopathologia
- Vol. 105 (2) , 99-110
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00444032
Abstract
Hepatotoxic mushroom poisoning (due to Amanita, Lepiota and Galerina species) may be considered as a real medical emergency, since an early diagnosis and immediate treatment are required for a successful outcome. In this review the physio-pathological features and the clinical picture of amatoxin poisonings are described, as the basis for diagnosis and therapeutic decisions. The treatment schedule proposed is analyzed in some points: Symptomatic and supportive measures, toxin removal and extraction procedures, and the possibility of using antidotes. Some parameters with prognostic significance are commented on. Finally, the mortality rate and its evolution throughout the present century is also considered.This publication has 30 references indexed in Scilit:
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