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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[File:Cortinarius_mushroom.jpg|thumb|Cortinarius mushroom]] | [[File:Cortinarius_mushroom.jpg|thumb|Cortinarius mushroom]] | ||
* | *Contain toxin Orellanine | ||
==Clinical findings== | ==Clinical findings== | ||
Revision as of 17:39, 31 January 2016
Overview
- Contain toxin Orellanine
Clinical findings
- Headache, chills, malaise, nausea and vomiting over days
- Can see delayed renal failure 1-3 weeks after exposure
Treatment
- Supportive
- If renal failure from mushroom exposure, recovery can take several weeks. May need temporary hemodialysis.