TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Mushroom Ingestion A1 - Williams, Saralyn R. A1 - Thurman, R. Jason A2 - Knoop, Kevin J. A2 - Stack, Lawrence B. A2 - Storrow, Alan B. A2 - Thurman, R. Jason PY - 2021 T2 - The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e AB - While many species of mushrooms can cause toxicity when ingested, only a few contain amatoxins and account for most fatalities attributed to mushroom ingestion. Examples include Amanita phalloides (the “death cap”) and Amanita ocreata (the “destroying angel”) species. Amatoxin poisoning results in severe symptoms of gastroenteritis at least 6 to 24 hours after ingestion. Symptoms include nausea, vomiting, profuse watery diarrhea, and abdominal pain. GI symptoms may last 12 to 24 hours and are followed by a latent period of apparent improvement. This period is followed by a rise in liver enzymes and bilirubin. Fulminant hepatic failure and renal failure may become apparent. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181057093 ER -