• Amaranta Ramírez-Terrazo, Roberto Garibay-Orijel, Ricardo Reyes-Chilpa, Alejandro Casas, and Claudia Méndez-Espinoza.
• Biological Sciences Postgraduate Program, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico.
• Gac Med Mex. 2023 Jan 1; 159 (4): 302314302-314.

BackgroundIn countries where the consumption of mushrooms is common, hundreds of mushroom poisonings occur every year, which represents a public health problem. In Mexico, mushroom poisoning is classified as a non-bacterial gastrointestinal poisoning, which prevents timely care.ObjectiveTo create a free-access platform that synthesizes and standardizes the information on mycetism cases and offers tools for diagnosis and timely treatment.Material And MethodsIn locations where cases of mycetism have occurred, information was obtained on the fungi involved, the poisonings that occurred, care protocols, and sample processing.ResultsRecords were generated that synthesize and describe the types of mycetism with the highest probability of occurrence in Mexico. Therein, the biological characteristics of fungi, the symptoms they cause and their treatment are described. A protocol proposal for patient care and for the processing of biological samples is presented. Finally, a form is included to collect information on cases of poisoning.ConclusionsSystematized and analyzed information on mycetism allows to simplify its diagnosis, attention and treatment. The protocols for clinical care and sample processing are the basis for generating strategies that prevent deaths due to mycetism.Copyright: © 2023 Permanyer.

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