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OBJECTIVE: Mushroom poisoning may cause diverse clinical presentations ranging from mild gastrointestinal symptoms to fulminant hepatic failure requiring liver transplantation. It may lead to high mortality if not interv...

Poisoning by cytotoxic mushrooms is associated with severe morbidity and a high mortality rate. Due to the poor knowledge of the pharmacodynamics of toxins, there are conflicting results about appropriate treatment, part...

Amanita phalloides mushrooms are extremely toxic. Alpha-amanitin is an amatoxin known to produce deleterious effects on the liver and the kidneys, when circulating in the blood. Different therapeutic approaches are emplo...

Ethyleneglycol (EG) belongs to the group of dihydric alcohol, a colourless, odourless, sweet tasting fluid. Intake of EG, either accidentally or suicide attempt, is characterised by severe acidosis, depression of centr...