• Pediatric emergency care · Apr 2015

    Case Reports

    Amatoxin-Containing Mushroom (Lepiota brunneoincarnata) Familial Poisoning.

    • David Varvenne, Karine Retornaz, Prune Metge, Luc De Haro, and Philippe Minodier.
    • From the *Department of Pediatric Emergency, †Department of Pediatrics, and ‡Department of Pediatric Intensive Care, CHU Nord, Chemin des Bourrelly; and §Poison Control Center in Marseille, Marseille, France.
    • Pediatr Emerg Care. 2015 Apr 1;31(4):277-8.

    AbstractSerious to fatal toxicity may occur with amanitin-containing mushrooms ingestions. A Lepiota brunneoincarnata familial poisoning with hepatic toxicity is reported. In such poisonings, acute gastroenteritis may be firstly misdiagnosed leading to delay in preventing liver dysfunction by silibinin or penicillin G. Mushroom picking finally requires experience and caution.

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