Clinical profile of patients with mushroom toxicity in a tertiary care centre of Arunachal Pradesh: Original article

Abstract

There are thousands of species of mushroom, but only around 100 of species of mushrooms cause symptoms and 15 to 20 species are lethal when ingested¹. Common species found in India are Clitocybe species, amanita species, omphalotus olivascens. Among this the most common species which causes poisoning in Arunachal Pradesh is Amanita species². Amatoxin and Gyromitrin, which are generated by a variety of Amanita species and some members of the Galerina, Lepiota, and Conocybe genera, are the main causes of hepatotoxicity. Here we present a hospital-based observation study of patients who presented to our hospital for a period of one year (Jan 2023 to Jan 2024) with history of mushroom ingestion and features of toxicity.