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Amanita bisporigera-Induced Hepatic Failure: A Fatal Case of Mushroom Ingestion
Wild mushroom poisoning from the genus Amanita is a medical emergency, with Amanita phalloides being the most common offender. Patients may complain of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and/or abdominal pain.
Anthony Nici, Sang Kim
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Poisoning due to mushroom consumption is uncommon, but it causes death by causing acute liver failure (ALF). The ingestion of Amanita phalloides, is one of the ultimate frequent causes of mushroom poisoning globally.
Afrah Thiab Hlail
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Management of confirmed mushroom poisoning
During the autumn season, it is common for mushroom pickers to eat poisonous mushrooms. This is due to many reasons, including the ignorance of pickers. The most common is the misidentification of inedible species as edible mushrooms.
Kinga Brzuszkiewicz +6 more
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Insuficiência hepática aguda provocada por Amanita phalloides
Trabalho Final do Curso de Mestrado Integrado em Medicina, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 2014There are certain mushroom species that are able to induce acute liver failure. Amanita phalloides is responsible for most poisonings.
Lourenço, Ana Luísa Martins
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Objective: To evaluate the effects of molecular adsorbent recirculating system (MARS) and therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) on patients with amanita phalloides- induced fulminant liver failure.Material and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed nine cases ...
Chunting Wang +7 more
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Effects of aqueous artichoke (cynara scolymus) leaf extract on hepatic damage generated by alpha-amanitine [PDF]
Approximately 90% of mushroom poisoning deaths in the world is caused by types of Amanita phalloides. Alpha-amanitine has a bicyclic octapeptide structure, which is the main structure responsible for these poisoning cases.
KAYMAZ MB +4 more
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Medium Cut-Off Membrane Can Be a New Treatment Tool in Amanita phalloides Poisoning
Mushroom poisoning is a common health problem that can be seen seasonally and geographically. Most mushroom poisoning requiring treatment worldwide is due to Amanita phalloides.
Çağırtekin, Aytuğ +6 more
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Deadly Poisonous Turkish Mushrooms Containing Alpha Amanitin [PDF]
Mushroom poisoning is still a serious health problem for Turkey. The mushroom species which cause fatal mushroom poisoning have been reported to contain at least 98% alpha-amanitin.
Ilgaz Akata +3 more
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Abstract Mushrooms are a ubiquitous and essential component in our biological environment and have been of interest to humans around the globe for millennia. Knowledge about mushrooms represents a prime example of cumulative culture, one of the key processes in human evolution.
Andrea Bender, Åge Oterhals
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Food poisoning with Amanita phalloides [PDF]
Catedra de IgienăAmanita phalloides is considered one of the most toxic mushrooms in the world. Knowledge about them are essential for the following reasons: the high rate of mortality, variety in appearance which often causes confusion with other ...
Verejan, Svetlana
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