Hepatotoxicity from ingestion of wild mushrooms of the genus Amanita section Phalloideae collected in Mexico City: two case reports
Document title: Hepatotoxicity from ingestion of wild mushrooms of the genus Amanita section Phalloideae collected in Mexico City: two case reports
Journal: Annals of hepatology
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000418473
ISSN: 1665-2681
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Institutions: 1Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, México, Distrito Federal. México
2Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Ciencias, México, Distrito Federal. México
3Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. Estados Unidos de América
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Season: Oct-Dic
Volumen: 10
Number: 4
Pages: 568-574
Country: México
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Analítico, descriptivo
English abstract We present two cases of acute liver injury resulting from consumption of wild mushrooms. The first case was a male who developed acute hepatitis after ingestion of diverse mushrooms including Amanita species. His clinical course was favorable with complete recovery of liver function. The second case was a male who developed acute liver failure (ALF) after ingestion of Amanita bisporigera. He required MARS therapy as a bridge to liver transplantation but transplantation was not performed because he succumbed to multiorgan failure. There are few trials demonstrating the efficacy of the different treatments for mushroom poisoning. These cases demonstrate that the consumption of wild mushrooms without proper knowledge of toxic species represents a serious and under recognized health problem
Disciplines: Medicina
Keyword: Gastroenterología,
Toxicología,
Hongos,
Hongos venenosos,
Hepatotoxicidad,
Amanita,
Falla hepática aguda,
Hepatitis fulminante,
Amatoxinas
Keyword: Gastroenterology,
Toxicology,
Fungi,
Poisonous mushrooms,
Hepatotoxicity,
Amanita,
Acute liver failure,
Fulminant hepatitis,
Amatoxins
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