Mushroom Poisoning Presenting With Acute Kidney Injury and Elevated Transaminases

Abstract

It is estimated that out of the 100,000 or more species of mushrooms worldwide, more than 100 are toxic. In the United States, the National Poison Data System reported 133,700 cases of mushroom exposure from 1999 to 2016, and 6136 cases in 2017.1,2 Identifying the specific mushroom species involved is mandatory because specific treatment exists for some mushroom poisoning. A recent algorithm to group the multiple species and syndromes of mushroom poisoning into 6 presenting syndromes has been proposed by White et al.