Another case of poisoning from eating parasitic mushrooms on cicada carcasses

SGGPO 06/10/2023 08:49

On June 10, Dr. Vu Hiep Phat, Head of the Emergency Department of Children's Hospital 2, said that he had just received a child patient with Gyrommitrin poisoning after eating mushrooms grown from cicada carcasses.

Before that, at around 5pm on June 6, T. ( Dong Nai ) brought mushrooms that grew from cicada corpses behind the field to process into food, then ate them with his mother (T. ate 5, T.'s mother ate 2). About 1 hour later, family members discovered that both mother and child had stomach cramps, dizziness, and vomited old food, so they were taken to the local hospital.

After 2 days of treatment at a lower-level hospital, T. was transferred to Children's Hospital 2 in a coma, with severe arrhythmia and liver and kidney damage. Through examination and intensive treatment, T. is now gradually improving, receiving oxygen, intravenous fluids and being closely monitored by doctors.

According to BSCK2 Vu Hiep Phat, recently there have been cases of Gyrommitrin poisoning due to eating parasitic fungi on cicada carcasses, parents should be careful. Because this is the time when cicadas are active combined with heavy rains, which are conditions for the toxic fungus Gyrommitrin to parasitize on cicada bodies to develop.

Many people mistakenly believe that common mushrooms have the same effects as "Cordyceps" so they bring them home to process into food, leading to serious consequences, even death.

"There is currently no specific treatment for Gyrommitrin poisoning. Parents should avoid using mushrooms with strange shapes that are not commonly available on the market to ensure safety and avoid similar incidents from happening again," Dr. Phat emphasized.

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/them-mot-truong-hop-ngo-doc-do-an-nam-ky-sinh-tren-xac-ve-sau-post693139.html