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Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 7e
| Section 16. Environmental Injuries > |
Chapter 214. Mushroom Poisoning
Sections: Mushroom Poisoning: Introduction, Early-Onset GI Symptoms, Early-Onset Neurologic Symptoms, Early-Onset Muscarinic Symptoms, Delayed-Onset GI Symptoms, Delayed-Onset Renal Failure, Delayed-Onset Disulfiram Reaction, Special Populations, References.
Topics Discussed: mushroom poisoning.
Excerpt:"Mushrooms are a common toxic exposure, with >8600 poisonous mushroom
exposures and five deaths reported to poison control centers in 2004.1 More
than 77% of these ingestions were unintentional, with >50% occurring
in children <6 years of age. Fortunately, the majority of reported
mushroom exposures have a benign outcome.2,3 The
most important factor in preventing mushroom poisoning is to avoid
eating wild mushrooms. There are no easily recognizable differences
between nonpoisonous and poisonous mushrooms. Mushroom toxins are
not heat labile and so are not destroyed or deactivated by cooking,
canning, freezing, drying, or other means of food preparation...."
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