Citation

Graeme KA. J. Med. Toxicol. 2014; 10(2): 173-189.

Affiliation

Banner Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA, Kimberlie.Graeme@bannerhealth.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s13181-013-0355-2

PMID

24573533

Abstract

Approximately 100 of the known species of mushrooms are poisonous to humans. New toxic mushroom species continue to be identified. Some species initially classified as edible are later reclassified as toxic. This results in a continually expanding list of toxic mushrooms. As new toxic species are identified, some classic teachings about mycetism no longer hold true. As more toxic mushrooms are identified and more toxic syndromes are reported, older classification systems fail to effectively accommodate mycetism. This review provides an update of myscetism and classifies mushroom poisonings by the primary organ system affected, permitting expansion, as new, toxic mushroom species are discovered.

Language: en