On the evening of June 6.6, Ms. NTNN (living in Xuan Tho commune, Xuan Loc district, Dong Nai province) and her 12-year-old son caught some cicada pupae (with mushrooms on the head) and fried to eat.
The cicada pupae are 'attacked' by the fungus and grow outside the host
About 1 hour after eating, mother and daughter appeared dizzy, stomach cramps and vomiting. Family members took the victim to Long Khanh Regional General Hospital for emergency treatment. Then transferred to Thong Nhat Dong Nai General Hospital in the night.
Through the patient's account, the doctors at Thong Nhat General Hospital in Dong Nai diagnosed the patient with mushroom poisoning growing on the cicada pupae, so they carried out gastric lavage and infusion for the patient. The patient is no longer vomiting and has no abdominal pain.
Particularly, Ms. N.'s son was transferred to Dong Nai Children's Hospital. In addition to the above symptoms, the patient also had nystagmus, slow contact. This patient also underwent gastric lavage and a treatment regimen for mushroom poisoning.
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Evening 7.6, discuss with PV Youth, the leader of Dong Nai Children's Hospital said that after gastric lavage, the child's condition was fine.
The cicada pupa lies deep underground, when it reaches adulthood, it emerges, molts and becomes a cicada. However, there are also many nymphs that are attacked and parasitized by the fungus, after which the fungus grows outside of the pupae. People who eat this kind of cicada pupa with mushrooms often get very serious poisoning.
