Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) poisoning, case report and review.
Leszek Satora, Dorota Pach, Beata Butryn, Piotr Hydzik, Barbara Balicka-Slusarczyk
Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology June 1, 2005 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2005.01.005 via PubMed
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractEating dried fly agaric mushrooms to induce hallucinations led to visual and auditory hallucinations in four young people, while an 18-year-old woman lost consciousness. She was hospitalized for observation, recovered fully after four days without organ complications, and was discharged. The others had no lasting complaints.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Case study Case report Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 5 |
| Population | Young persons aged 18-21 |
| Intervention | Dried fly agaric Amanita muscaria fruiting bodies |
| Duration | Four days of observation |
| Keywords | Mushroom poisoning Fungal intoxication Mycotoxicosis Amanita muscaria poisoning Fly agaric poisoning |
| Citations | 79 |
| Key finding | Ingestion of Amanita muscaria caused hallucinations in four of five individuals and loss of consciousness in one, who recovered fully without organ damage. |
Abstract
Gathering and eating mushrooms and other plants containing psychoactive substances has become increasingly popular among young people experimenting with drugs. Dried fly agaric Amanita muscaria fruiting bodies were eaten by five young persons (18-21 years of age) at a party in order to evoke hallucinations. Visual and auditory hallucinations occurred in four of them, whereas a 18-year-old girl lost consciousness. The following morning, she went to the Clinic of Toxicology. Due to the fact that not all the active substances present in the fly agaric have been identified, and some of them have an effect after a period of latency, the patient was admitted for several days of observation during which check-up examinations were performed. After four days without any problems, she was discharged. The poisoning regressed with no organ complications. The remaining persons who had eaten the fly agaric were free from any complaints.