Emergence of amatoxin poisoning in the Netherlands - van Asten SAV, van Hemel-Rintjap TD, de Lange DW, Mulder-Spijkerboer HN, Kuijper EJ.

CASE DESCRIPTION: A 34-year-old woman from Thai origin developed acute liver failure after ingestion of a soup which contained the death cap (Amanita phalloides). BACKGROUND: In patients with poisoning due to amatoxin-containing mushrooms, gastro-intes...
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