Open AccessClinicopathological aspects of death due to wild mushroom poisoning: An autopsy report
Author(s) -
YogenderS Bansal,
Nikhil Mehta,
Pulkit Girdhar,
Navneet Sharma,
Sudeep Kumar,
Shikha Gupta
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of applied and basic medical research/international journal of applied and basic medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-9606
pISSN - 2229-516X
DOI - 10.4103/ijabmr.ijabmr_517_21
Subject(s) - autopsy , histopathology , mushroom , medicine , cause of death , pathology , biology , food science , disease
Mushrooms are widely cultivated and used as a source of diet and commerce; however, unfortunately, some wild mushrooms are highly toxic to humans. Although the poisonous mushrooms have a characteristic physical appearance, sometimes it is difficult to differentiate between the poisonous and nonpoisonous variety even by the experts. We report a case of a 23-year-old married female who mistakenly harvested and consumed wild mushrooms along with her family members and subsequently died on the 5 th -day postingestion. Due to the medicolegal implications, a forensic autopsy was conducted in this case. Here, we discuss clinical findings along with detailed autopsy findings of this case, including histopathology examination.