title: Wild mushroom poisoning in north India: case series with review of literature.
abstract: Mushroom is an important constituent of diet in many ethnic tribes in India. Ethnic Indian tribes are known to consume nearly 283 species of wild mushrooms out of 2000 species recorded world over. Although they are experts in distinguishing the poisonous from edible mushrooms, yet occasional cases of toxicity are reported due to accidental consumption of poisonous mushrooms. We report amanita like toxicity in a family after consumption of wild mushrooms resulting in fatal outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, PGIMER, Chandigarh 160012, India.
authors.forename: Nipun
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, PGIMER, Chandigarh 160012, India.
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhalla
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, PGIMER, Chandigarh 160012, India.
authors.forename: Susheel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatology, PGIMER, Chandigarh 160012, India.
authors.forename: Radha K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Dhiman
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatology, PGIMER, Chandigarh 160012, India.
authors.forename: Yogesh K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Chawla
keywords: ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ECG, electrocardiogram; Hb, hemoglobin; ICU, intensive care unit; IU/ml, international units/milliliter; IV, intravenous; Inj, injection; NCCT, noncontrast computerized tomography; TLC, total leukocyte counts; amanita; amatoxin; mushroom toxicity; mycetism