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Amanita phalloides, a potentially lethal mushroom: its clinical presentation and therapeutic options
E H Serné1, A W Toorians, J A Gietema
1Department of Internal medicine, Medical Center Alkmaar, Netherlands.
The Netherlands Journal of Medicine
|July 1, 1996
Abstract:
Mushroom poisoning with Amanita phalloides, a rare phenomenon in everyday clinical practice in the Netherlands, must be recognized early in view of its potential morbidity and mortality. In this article 2 cases of amanita intoxication are presented and the pharmacological basis and clinical manifestations discussed. Furthermore, the rationale of various treatment modalities, including the role of liver transplantation, is outlined.