Hui Meng, ZhaoYin Chen, LanChun Chen, WeiXin Tang, Fang He, XianRang Yan, XiaoHong Lin, XiaoLong Se, MingFei Xie, ZhanHan Li, LiJuan Lu, Xuetao Yu
BACKGROUND: The mushroom Amanita exitialis is reported to cause acute liver injury. It is found in Southern China, and has been previously associated with a high incidence of mortality. METHODS: We described a series of 10 patients with Amanita exitialis poisoning admitted to The Second Affiliated Hospital of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen) in April 2022. Patient demographics, clinical features, laboratory results, therapeutic interventions, and outcome data were collected...
March 15, 2023: Clinical Toxicology