A rare case of amatoxin poisoning in the state of Texas

Case Reports in Gastroenterology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 350-357

  Chen, Wei Chung ^a   Kassi, Mahwash ^a   Saeed, Umair ^a   Frenette, Catherine T ^a  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute liver injury; Amanita; Amatoxin poisoning; Mushroom ingestion; Mycetismus; Texas

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ACTIVATED CARBON; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMANITIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CIPROFLOXACIN; LOPERAMIDE; PENICILLIN G;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AMANITA; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREATHING RATE; CASE REPORT; CHINESE HERB; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MUSHROOM POISONING; NAUSEA; POISON CENTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILYBUM; VOMITING;

EID: 84866646562     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16620631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000339692     Document Type: Article

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