Talking to the doctor, the patient said that at noon on the same day, he ate rice with a red mushroom bought at the market (photo). About 4 hours after eating, the patient had abdominal pain, frequent loose stools, and fatigue.
At the hospital, the test results showed that the patient had electrolyte disturbances, acute renal failure, and signs of liver cell damage. The patient was diagnosed and monitored for mushroom poisoning, treated with intensive fluids, multi-dose activated charcoal, and electrolyte replacement. Through the image provided by the patient, doctors think a lot about the possibility that the patient ingests the poisonous russula sponge mushroom. This mushroom has a similar shape to the red shiitake mushroom, an edible mushroom, so people are easily confused. This is the second case hospitalized for treatment at the Intensive Care Unit - anti-poison in recent times, due to poisoning with mushrooms bought at the market.
According to Lang Son Provincial General Hospital, Lang Son is a mountainous province, with many types of fungi growing, it is difficult to distinguish between fungi. Meanwhile, wild mushrooms are foods with a high risk of poisoning. People who eat poisonous mushrooms often have abdominal pain, nausea, and dizziness. In severe cases, they often have difficulty breathing, vomiting, diarrhea, gradually leading to kidney failure, acute liver failure, which can cause death quickly if not treated promptly.
In order not to happen mushroom poisoning, people need to distinguish the types of mushrooms and how to recognize poisonous mushrooms, using mushrooms of clear origin. Do not use if you do not know the exact type or do not know the origin of the fungus. When eating poisonous mushrooms and seeing the body showing symptoms of poisoning, people need to immediately go to a medical facility for timely emergency treatment, to avoid unfortunate consequences.
