Emergency room cases of mushroom poisoning

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dc.contributor.authorYimaz, Abdulkerim
dc.contributor.authorGursoy, Sinan
dc.contributor.authorVarol, Osman
dc.contributor.authorNur, Naim
dc.contributor.authorOzyilkan, Esin
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-27T12:10:23Z
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-28T10:18:23Z
dc.date.available2019-07-27T12:10:23Z
dc.date.available2019-07-28T10:18:23Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.departmentCumhuriyet Univ, Sch Med, Dept Internal Med, TR-58140 Sivas, Turkey -- Cumhuriyet Univ, Sch Med, Dept Anesthesia & Reanimat, Sivas, Turkey -- Cumhuriyet Univ, Sch Med, Dept Emergency Med, Sivas, Turkey -- Cumhuriyet Univ, Sch Med, Dept Publ Hlth, Sivas, Turkeyen_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: To describe the pattern of mushroom poisoning in adults. Methods: We investigated patients presenting at the Emergency Room, Medical School Hospital, Cumhuriyet University, Turkey between 1999 and 2003 with complaints of mushroom poisoning. They were kept under observation in the emergency unit and Anesthesia Department intensive care unit. We evaluated the demographical features of the patients, laboratory data, vital signs, and applied treatment and results. Results: Seventy-eight patients aged between 19-72 (40.27 +/- 16.09) were studied, 52 were females (67%), and 26 were males (33%). It was established that 90% (70) of the patients had picked wild mushrooms, and 67.9% (53) had done so in springtime. Methods of cooking were as follows: 30 patients (38.4%) grilled the mushrooms, 28 patients (35.8%) stir fried, and 20 patients (25.6%) consumed mushrooms uncooked. Onset of symptoms was mostly (43.5%) within the first hour of consumption. The most common (42.3%) symptoms were gastrointestinal complaints. Upon examining laboratory results, 17.9% revealed variations in hematological parameters, impairment in renal functions in 6 patients (7.6%), hematuria in 10 patients (12.8%) and 15.3% had primarily elevated liver enzymes. Seventy-four patients (97%) completely recovered and were discharged. However, 2 patients (2.8%) who consumed raw mushrooms died due to acute hepatic failure. There was a 20-year-old patient at week 31 of her first pregnancy who had consumed uncooked wild mushrooms. She developed gastrointestinal symptoms and mild loss of consciousness within the first half hour. She received quadruple therapy and completely recovered. Conclusion: The results of the study indicated that the public, as well as the cultivators, were rather unconcerned and uneducated regarding this issue. Efforts aimed at overcoming this problem will decrease the number of mushroom poisoning cases, will help to save on treatment costs, and more importantly, reduce patient mortality.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage861en_US
dc.identifier.issn0379-5284
dc.identifier.issue6en_US
dc.identifier.pmid16758051en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-33746432512en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.startpage858en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12418/10839
dc.identifier.volume27en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000239683300019en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSAUDI MED Jen_US
dc.relation.ispartofSAUDI MEDICAL JOURNALen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.titleEmergency room cases of mushroom poisoningen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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