title: Dog intoxication by lizard's claw mushroom, Lysurus cruciatus (higher Basidiomycetes) in southern Brazil.
abstract: A case of mushroom poisoning of a dog caused by a phalloid fungus is reported for the first time. The phalloid caused gastrointestinal syndrome in a 1-year-old dog, and was identified as Lysurus cruciatus, a common phalloid fungus in southern Brazil.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Parana-UFPR, Rua Pioneiro 2153, Palotina, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Vagner G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Cortez
authors.affiliation: Centro de Informacoes Toxicologicas-CIT-RS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Rossoni
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001487:Basidiomycota / Q000145:classification* / Q000378:metabolism; D001938:Brazil; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004285:Dogs; D008297:Male; D009145:Mushroom Poisoning / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary*