Wild mushroom poisoning in Kumaon region of Uttarakhand: a case series

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dc.contributor.authorNikhurpa, Vinitaen_US
dc.contributor.authorNikhurpa, Mamtaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-28T06:35:41Z
dc.date.available2023-08-28T06:35:41Z
dc.date.issued2022-01
dc.description.abstractMushrooms have been dietary source in hilly and ethnic tribes of India. More than 5000 mushroom species are known worldwide and nearly 100 species are known to be poisonous for humans. Mushroom poisoning occurs due to unintentional and accidental ingestionof poisonous mushroom due to misidentification of poisonous variety as edible one. There has been increasingly incidence of reporting of mushroom poisoning cases nowadays. Here we are reporting case series of 4 patients admitted hailing from same village with accidental ingestion of poisonous mushrooms with clinical-laboratory profile and outcome at our institution. Mushroom Poisoning is an emerging healthcare concern nowadays. Education and mass awareness for identification of poisonous mushrooms is an important preventive measure. Early hospitalization, proper hydration, gastric decontamination, silibinin and N-acetyl cysteine therapy with hepato-renal support constitutes mainstay of treatment. Delay in treatment and complications results in poor prognosis and mortality.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Medicine, Base Hospital, Haldwani, Uttarakhand, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Pediatrics, District Hospital, Bageshwar, Uttrarakhand, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationNikhurpa Vinita, Nikhurpa Mamta. Wild mushroom poisoning in Kumaon region of Uttarakhand: a case series. International Journal of Advances in Medicine. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 31-35en_US
dc.identifier.issn2349-3933
dc.identifier.issn2349-3925
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/225763
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedip Academyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber1en_US
dc.relation.volume9en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20214856en_US
dc.subjectWild mushroomen_US
dc.subjectAmanitapoisoningen_US
dc.subjectPoisoningen_US
dc.titleWild mushroom poisoning in Kumaon region of Uttarakhand: a case seriesen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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