Mushroom poisoning is the main cause of mortality in food poisoning incidents in China.Although some responsible mushroom species have been identified,some were identified inaccuratly.This study investigated and analy...Mushroom poisoning is the main cause of mortality in food poisoning incidents in China.Although some responsible mushroom species have been identified,some were identified inaccuratly.This study investigated and analyzed 102 mushroom poisoning cases in southern China from 1994 to 2012,which involved 852 patients and 183 deaths,with an overall mortality of 21.48%.The results showed that 85.3%of poisoning cases occurred from June to September,and involved 16 species of poisonous mushroom:Amanita species(A.fuliginea,A.exitialis,A.subjunquillea var.alba,A.cf.pseudoporphyria,A.kotohiraensis,A.neoovoidea,A.gymnopus),Galerina sulciceps,Psilocybe samuiensis,Russula subnigricans,R.senecis,R.japonica,Chlorophyllum molybdites,Paxillus involutus,Leucocoprinus cepaestipes and Pulveroboletus ravenelii.Six species(A.subjunquillea var.alba,A.cf.pseudoporphyria,A.gymnopus,R.japonica,Psilocybe samuiensis and Paxillus involutus)are reported for the first time in poisoning reports from China.Psilocybe samuiensis is a newly recorded species in China.The genus Amanita was responsible for 70.49%of fatalities;the main lethal species were A.fuliginea and A.exitialis.Russula subnigricans caused 24.59%of fatalities,and five species showed mortality>20%(A.fuliginea,A.exitialis,A.subjunquillea var.alba,R.subnigricans and Paxillus involutus).Mushroom poisoning symptoms were classified from among the reported clinical symptoms.Seven types of mushroom poisoning symptoms were identified for clinical diagnosis and treatment in China,including gastroenteritis,acute liver failure,acute renal failure,psychoneurological disorder,hemolysis,rhabdomyolysis and photosensitive dermatitis.展开更多
Deadly poisonous amanitae are common and widely distributed in China.They cause dramatic poisonings or even deaths every year.The well-known lethal mushrooms Amanita phalloides,A.verna and A.virosa,all originally desc...Deadly poisonous amanitae are common and widely distributed in China.They cause dramatic poisonings or even deaths every year.The well-known lethal mushrooms Amanita phalloides,A.verna and A.virosa,all originally described from Europe,were repeatedly reported from China,but no reliable record can be confirmed.However,other lethal mushrooms,i.e.A. exitialis,A.fuliginea,A.oberwinklerana,A.subjunquillea var.subjunquillea,and A.subjunquillea var.alba can frequently be found in various forests in China.Amanita fuliginea may easily be confused with A.manginiana sensu Chiu and A.yuaniana,both of which are favorable wild edible mushrooms in southwestern China.Moreover,the edible mushroom A.chepangiana may be mixed up with A.exitialis,A.oberwinklerana,and A.subjunquillea var.alba.A key to the Chinese taxa of Amanita mentioned above is provided.展开更多
基金This study was supported by the National Science Foundation of China(No.30972073,30871766,30471208 and 30070005).
文摘Mushroom poisoning is the main cause of mortality in food poisoning incidents in China.Although some responsible mushroom species have been identified,some were identified inaccuratly.This study investigated and analyzed 102 mushroom poisoning cases in southern China from 1994 to 2012,which involved 852 patients and 183 deaths,with an overall mortality of 21.48%.The results showed that 85.3%of poisoning cases occurred from June to September,and involved 16 species of poisonous mushroom:Amanita species(A.fuliginea,A.exitialis,A.subjunquillea var.alba,A.cf.pseudoporphyria,A.kotohiraensis,A.neoovoidea,A.gymnopus),Galerina sulciceps,Psilocybe samuiensis,Russula subnigricans,R.senecis,R.japonica,Chlorophyllum molybdites,Paxillus involutus,Leucocoprinus cepaestipes and Pulveroboletus ravenelii.Six species(A.subjunquillea var.alba,A.cf.pseudoporphyria,A.gymnopus,R.japonica,Psilocybe samuiensis and Paxillus involutus)are reported for the first time in poisoning reports from China.Psilocybe samuiensis is a newly recorded species in China.The genus Amanita was responsible for 70.49%of fatalities;the main lethal species were A.fuliginea and A.exitialis.Russula subnigricans caused 24.59%of fatalities,and five species showed mortality>20%(A.fuliginea,A.exitialis,A.subjunquillea var.alba,R.subnigricans and Paxillus involutus).Mushroom poisoning symptoms were classified from among the reported clinical symptoms.Seven types of mushroom poisoning symptoms were identified for clinical diagnosis and treatment in China,including gastroenteritis,acute liver failure,acute renal failure,psychoneurological disorder,hemolysis,rhabdomyolysis and photosensitive dermatitis.
基金国家自然科学基金 (No . 3980 0 0 0 7)云南省自然科学基金 (No . 98Co2 6Q)资助项目
文摘Deadly poisonous amanitae are common and widely distributed in China.They cause dramatic poisonings or even deaths every year.The well-known lethal mushrooms Amanita phalloides,A.verna and A.virosa,all originally described from Europe,were repeatedly reported from China,but no reliable record can be confirmed.However,other lethal mushrooms,i.e.A. exitialis,A.fuliginea,A.oberwinklerana,A.subjunquillea var.subjunquillea,and A.subjunquillea var.alba can frequently be found in various forests in China.Amanita fuliginea may easily be confused with A.manginiana sensu Chiu and A.yuaniana,both of which are favorable wild edible mushrooms in southwestern China.Moreover,the edible mushroom A.chepangiana may be mixed up with A.exitialis,A.oberwinklerana,and A.subjunquillea var.alba.A key to the Chinese taxa of Amanita mentioned above is provided.
