TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Low-cost management of mushroom poisoning in a limited-resource area: a 12-year retrospective study
JO  - Tropical doctor
A1  - Jongthun, Ratsameekhae
A1  - Hemachudha, Pasin
A1  - Wacharapluesadee, Supaporn
A1  - Hemachudha, Thiravat
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Amatoxin poisoning is the main cause of death from accidental ingestion of poisonous mushrooms and a mortality rate of 27.3% has been reported in Thailand. Symptoms of mushroom ingestion are often confused with food poisoning; thus, gastroenteritis is not recognised as the first phase of poisoning. Our study assessed the efficacy of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) as a treatment for amatoxin poisoning. We retrospectively analysed 74 medical records over 12 years. The majority (70/74) were treated successfully with NAC; death in the remaining 4 (5.4%) patients was attributed to late presentation in three and advanced alcoholic cirrhosis in one.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0049-4755
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0049475519897704
ID  - ref1
ER  -