Panther cap Amanita pantherina poisoning case report and review
| Autor: | Lidia Winnik, Leszek Satora, Dorota Pach, Krzysztof Ciszowski |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Amanita
Adult Obtundation Ataxia biology Physiology Mushroom Poisoning Middle Aged Toxicology biology.organism_classification medicine.disease chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry Amanita pantherina medicine Humans Amanita phalloides Female Mushroom poisoning medicine.symptom Depression (differential diagnoses) Ibotenic acid |
| Zdroj: | Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology. 47(5) |
| ISSN: | 0041-0101 |
| Popis: | An analysis of patients with mushroom poisoning hospitalized in the Clinic of Toxicology in Cracow revealed that only a small percentage of cases had been caused by the death cap Amanita phalloides (Vaill. ex Fr.) Secr. The most important factors contributing to intoxication are confusion of toxic mushrooms with edible species, and non-specific mushroom poisoning. The genus Amanita has a global distribution and is one of the most well-known genera of macrofungi. Active toxins present in the panther cap (A. pantherina) (DC ex Fr.) Secr are ibotenic acid and muscimol, which are rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. It is likely that other substances also participate in the psychotropic effects. Five frayed panther cap fruiting bodies were eaten by mistake by two persons (27 and 47 years of age). Symptoms onset occurred after 120 min with central nervous system (CNS) depression, ataxia, waxing and waning obtundation, religious hallucinations and hyperkinetic behaviour. In the present case, successful general symptomatic treatment was administered, which consisted of controlling the nervous symptoms and stabilizing the electrolyte balance. The poisoning regressed with no organ complications. |
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