Mushrooms: The velvety poison
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| dc.authorscopusid | 36174509100 | |
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| dc.contributor.author | Gürbüz S. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Oguzturk H. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Turgut K. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Turtay M.G. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Guven T. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-08-04T19:59:29Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-08-04T19:59:29Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
| dc.department | İnönü Üniversitesi | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Introduction: 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 Inönü 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.endpage | 951 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0393-6384 | |
| dc.identifier.issue | 5 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.scopus | 2-s2.0-84945175524 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.scopusquality | N/A | en_US |
| dc.identifier.startpage | 947 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11616/90654 | |
| dc.identifier.volume | 31 | en_US |
| dc.indekslendigikaynak | Scopus | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | A. CARBONE Editore | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Acta Medica Mediterranea | en_US |
| dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | en_US |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess | en_US |
| dc.subject | Emergency medicine | en_US |
| dc.subject | Mushroom poisoning | en_US |
| dc.title | Mushrooms: The velvety poison | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
