Mushroom Poisoning with Symptoms of Pantherina Syndrome: A Case Report

Yildirim C., Celik G. K. , Haydar G. E. , Gunaydin G. P. , Otal Y., ÖZHASENEKLER A.

JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE CASE REPORTS, vol.7, no.4, pp.67-69, 2016 (Journal Indexed in ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 7 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/jemcr.2016.1368
  • Title of Journal : JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE CASE REPORTS
  • Page Numbers: pp.67-69

Abstract

Introduction: The emergency department is the most common site of presentation for patients suffering from acute mushroom poisoning; therefore, emergency physicians should be familiar with it. We present a case of mushroom poisoning that was initially misdiagnosed as a cerebrovascular event.