Open AccessAcute kidney injury related to wild mushrooms intoxication
Author(s) -
Małgorzata Marchelek-Myśliwiec,
Aleksandra Wilk,
Agnieszka Turoń-Skrzypińska,
Monika Nowosiad-Magda,
Grażyna Dutkiewicz,
Barbara Dołęgowska,
Joanna Stępniewska,
Kazimierz Ciechanowski,
Barbara Wiszniewska
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of education, health and sport
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2391-8306
DOI - 10.12775/jehs.2020.10.01.005
Subject(s) - mushroom , mushroom poisoning , nephrotoxicity , acute kidney injury , medicine , edible mushroom , toxicology , character (mathematics) , kidney , intensive care medicine , biology , food science , geometry , mathematics
The problem of mushroom intoxication has been brought up more often in both scientific journals and media, particularly in autumn – the period when mushroom hunting is most intense. Mushroom intoxication is mainly perceived as being associated with acute hepatic insufficiency. However, apart from strong hepatotoxic effects, some mushroom species are characterized by effects that lead to renal damage, sometimes irreversible in character. This article relates to the toxic mushroom species considered to be nephrotoxic and discusses different mechanisms and symptoms of kidney injury as well as methods of treatment