Mushroom poisoning in children / 中国小儿急救医学

ABSTRACT

Because of the extreme similarity in external form between some poisonous mushroom and wild large edible fungi,mushroom poisoning often occurs because of eating the poisonous mushroom by mistake every year in home and abroad.The known poisonous mushroom toxins include cyclopeptide toxin, muscarine,isooxazole derivatives and so on. According to the onset time, it is divided into early-onset, late-onset, and slow-onset style poisoning. According to the different clinical manifestations and the main organ damage, the types of toadstool poisoning were divided into gastrointestinal type, neuropsychiatric type,hemolytic toxin type and multiple organ damage type.The main treatment includes removing the toxic substances,supporting treatment of the disease,and applying the effective antidote,adrenal corticosteroids and blood purification.Avoiding eating poisonous mushrooms is an effective preventive measure.