Coagulation disorders secondary to acute liver failure in Amanita phalloides poisoning: a case report

• Published in: The Turkish journal of gastroenterology Vol. 17; no. 3; pp. 198 - 202
• Main Authors: Soysal, Dilek, Cevik, Cetin, Saklamaz, Aras, Yetimalar, Yeşim, Unsal, Belkis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Turkey Türk Gastroenteroloji Vakfı 01-09-2006
• Subjects: Adult; Amanita; Amputation; Ampütasyon; Ayak; Blood Coagulation Disorders; Blood Coagulation Disorders - drug therapy; Blood Coagulation Disorders - etiology; Digestive system diseases; Disorders of environmental origin; Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation; Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation - drug therapy; Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation - etiology; Erişkin; Erkek; Foot; Foot - pathology; Foot - surgery; Fungi; Görme bozuklukları; Hemiplegia; Hemiplegia - etiology; Hemipleji; Humans; Kan pıhtılaşma bozuklukları; Karaciğer yetmezliği, akut; Liver Failure, Acute; Liver Failure, Acute - complications; Liver Failure, Acute - drug therapy; Liver Failure, Acute - etiology; Male; Mantar zehirlenmesi; Mushroom Poisoning; Mushroom Poisoning - complications; Mushroom Poisoning - drug therapy; Necrosis; Necrosis - etiology; Necrosis - surgery; Nekroz; Sindirim sistemi hastalıkları; Vision Disorders; Vision Disorders - etiology; Yaygın damariçi pıhtılaşma; Çevresel kaynaklı bozukluklar
• ISSN: 1300-4948

Amanita mushroom poisoning is a serious occurrence. Physicians need to recognize the syndrome promptly and institute effective treatment as soon as possible in order to avoid the often fatal complications. We report a case of a young man with mushroom poisoning of the genus Amanita with a clinical spectrum that ranged from hepatic failure and coagulation disorders to an outcome with a partial recovery. The aim of this report was to emphasize the clinical outcomes and treatment regimens in this type of mushroom poisoning seen with increasing frequency in our region.