End-stage renal failure from mushroom poisoning with Cortinarius orellanus: Report of four cases and review of the literature

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 282-286

  Horn, Sabine ^a   Horina, Joerg H ^a   Krejs, Guenter J ^a   Holzer, Herwig ^a   Ratschek, Manfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cortinarius species; Diagnosis; Poisoning; Prognosis; Renal failure; Therapy

Indexed keywords

TOXIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FLUOROMETRY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INGESTION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALAISE; MALE; MUSHROOM POISONING; NAUSEA; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; VERTIGO; VOMITING;

EID: 0030758599     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6386(97)90066-4     Document Type: Article

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