Urgent liver transplantation for Amanita phalloides poisoning

Pediatr Transplant. 2008 Feb;12(1):105-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2007.00838.x.

Abstract

Amanita phalloides is a deadly wild mushroom causing severe damage in man ranging from diarrhea to organ dysfunction. If not treated, mortality is as high as 80%. Treatment includes supportive measures, inactivation of the toxin and if liver failure occurs liver transplantation. The indications for transplantation are debatable.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Alanine Transaminase / blood
  • Amanita*
  • Aspartate Aminotransferases / blood
  • Bilirubin / blood
  • Disease Progression
  • Emergency Treatment
  • Female
  • Humans
  • International Normalized Ratio
  • Liver / pathology
  • Liver Failure, Acute / etiology
  • Liver Failure, Acute / pathology
  • Liver Failure, Acute / surgery*
  • Liver Transplantation*
  • Mushroom Poisoning / pathology
  • Mushroom Poisoning / surgery*
  • Plasmapheresis
  • Postoperative Period

Substances

  • Aspartate Aminotransferases
  • Alanine Transaminase
  • Bilirubin