MUSHROOMS: THE VELVETY POISON

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dc.authoridGurbuz, Sukru/0000-0003-2616-0304
dc.authoridTurgut, Kasım/0000-0003-2955-1714
dc.authoridTurtay, Muhammet Gokhan/0000-0002-1728-8237
dc.authoridOguzturk, Hakan/0000-0002-9800-1428
dc.authorwosidoguzturk, hakan/Q-6242-2019
dc.authorwosidGurbuz, Sukru/ABI-3276-2020
dc.authorwosidTurgut, Kasım/AAE-6264-2021
dc.authorwosidTurtay, Muhammet Gokhan/ABG-7401-2020
dc.authorwosidOguzturk, Hakan/AAC-3915-2021
dc.contributor.authorGurbuz, Sukru
dc.contributor.authorOguzturk, Hakan
dc.contributor.authorTurgut, Kasim
dc.contributor.authorTurtay, Muhammet Gokhan
dc.contributor.authorGuven, Taner
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-04T21:00:01Z
dc.date.available2024-08-04T21:00:01Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Mushroom poisoning, a frequent health condition worldwide, documented since ancient times, can occur when an amateur mushroom hunter misidentifies a mushroom due to the close resemblance between toxic and edible species. In the majority of cases, mistakenly ingested mushrooms cause only gastrointestinal irritation, but certain toxic species, such as Amanita phalloides, can cause multiorgan failure and death. This study investigated the demographic and clinical characteristics of 79 mushroom poisoning cases, together with the treatments applied and their outcomes. Materials and methods: A total of 79 adult patients who were admitted to the emergency ward of the medical faculty of Inonu University between 2011 and 2014 were evaluated retrospectively. Results: The 79 patients ranged in age from 18 to 85 years; 44 (55.7%) were female and 35 (44.3%) were male. A total of 62 (78.4%) of the poisoning cases occurred during the spring and autumn seasons, which in Turkey are characterized by the highest levels of rainfall. At admission, nausea was observed in 76 (96.2%) cases, vomiting in 63 (79.7%), abdominal pain in 18 (22.8%), and diarrhea in 3 (3.8%). In 35 (44.3%) cases, toxicity symptoms onset within 6 hours of ingestion and later in 45 (64.5%) patients. A total of 73 patients recovered fully following medical treatment and were therefore discharged; three others received a liver transplant, one of whom survived. The remaining three patients, in whom no transplantations were performed, died; therefore a total of five patients did not survive. Conclusion: Mushroom poisoning can cause serious, potentially fatal illness. Rapid toxin analysis, prompt treatment and liver transplantation decrease the likelihood of mortality.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage951en_US
dc.identifier.issn0393-6384
dc.identifier.issn2283-9720
dc.identifier.issue5en_US
dc.identifier.startpage947en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/103726
dc.identifier.volume31en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000372137700003en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCarbone Editoreen_US
dc.relation.ispartofActa Medica Mediterraneaen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectMushroom poisoningen_US
dc.subjectEmergency Medicineen_US
dc.titleMUSHROOMS: THE VELVETY POISONen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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