Successful Treatment of Mushroom Poisoning with Silybin: A Case Report
Journal Title: Türk Yoğun Bakım Dergisi - Year 2019, Vol 17, Issue 3
Abstract
Although up to 100 of them known to be toxic, there are more than 5,000 mushroom species in the world. Of these, the most poisonous species belong to Amanita and Gallerina species. Alpha-and beta-amanita toxins which are associated with serious liver, kidney and central nervous system damage is produced by Amanita phalloides which is responsible for 90% of fatal mushroom poisoning in Turkey. Two cases that we aimed to present are two male patients aged 55 and 42 who collected and consumed mushrooms in the forest. The patients were admitted to the county state hospital with complaints of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and fatigue after 18 and 24 hours. Patients with increased liver function tests were referred to our hospital for further examination and treatment, and they were discharged after successful treatment in our intensive care unit.
Authors and Affiliations
İlker Yıldırım, Ayhan Şahin, Onur Baran, Makbule Cavidan Arar, Hatice Gül Sarıkaya
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