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A Case Of Amanita Phalloides Poisoning That Avoided Liver Transplantation, Tomoyuki Hongo, Md, Matthew Zheng, Md, Mark Malamood, Md, Steven K. Herrine, Md
A Case Of Amanita Phalloides Poisoning That Avoided Liver Transplantation, Tomoyuki Hongo, Md, Matthew Zheng, Md, Mark Malamood, Md, Steven K. Herrine, Md
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We describe a 49 year old male admitted with acute liver failure from likely Amanita phalloides poisoning, treated with NIH clinical trial protocol.
Case Presentation:
The patient is a 49 year old male with a history of chronic untreated hepatitis B and intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the pancreas who initially presented to an outside hospital (OSH) with intractable nausea and non-bloody, non-bilious vomiting that began twelve hours after eating seven gray-white mushrooms from his backyard.
On initial presentation to the OSH, his hepatic function panel and coagulation markers were within normal limits. He was treated symptomatically with intravenous (IV) …