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Acute renal failure following ingestion of wild mushrooms
Author(s) -
Mount P.,
Harris G.,
Sinclair R.,
Finlay M.,
Becker G. J.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1046/j.1444-0903.2001.00199.x
Subject(s) - medicine , mushroom poisoning , ingestion , dialysis , renal biopsy , mushroom , nephrotoxicity , nephritis , acute kidney injury , toxin , intensive care medicine , biopsy , kidney , poison control , environmental health , microbiology and biotechnology , food science , chemistry , biology
We describe three cases of acute renal failure in young men who ingested wild mushrooms with the intent of producing hallucinations. Two cases remained dialysis dependent and, in these cases, renal biopsy revealed tubulointerstitial nephritis and fibrosis. Similar cases have been reported in other countries, but not in Australia. The most recognized mushroom nephrotoxin is orellanine, however the causative mushroom species and the actual toxin involved in these cases are unknown. (Intern Med J 2002; 32: 187−190)