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Mushroom poisoning epidemiology in the United States
Abstract
Ingestion of wild and potentially toxic mushrooms is common in the United States and many other parts of the world. US poison centers have been logging cases of mushroom exposure in The National Poison Data System (NPDS) annual publications for over 30 years. This study compiles and analyzes US mushroom exposures as reported by the NPDS from 1999 to 2016. Over the last 18 years, 133 700 cases (7428/year) of mushroom exposure, mostly by ingestion, have been reported. Cases are most frequently unintentional (83%, P < 0.001); cause no or only minor harm (86%, P < 0.001); and in children <6 years old (62%, P < 0.001). Approximately 704 (39/year) exposures have resulted in major harm. Fifty-two (2.9/year) fatalities have been reported, mostly from cyclopeptide (68-89%)-producing mushrooms ingested by older adults unintentionally. The vast majority of reported ingestions resulted in no or minor harm, although some groups of mushroom toxins or irritants, such as cyclopepides, ibotenic acid, and monomethylhydrazine, have been deadly. Misidentification of edible mushroom species appears to be the most common cause and may be preventable through education.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Brandenburg, W. E., & Ward, K. J.
- Affiliations
- Family Medicine Residency of Idaho (US)
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Saint Luke’s Hospital, 190 E Bannock Street, Boise, Idaho 83712
- Corresponding author
- Brandenburg, William E.
- ORCID
- Ward, Karlee J.
- Venue
- Mycologia
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2018-07-04
- Volume
- 110
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 637-641
- ISSN
- 0027-5514 (ISSN-L)
- 1557-2536
- OpenAlex
- W2885556179
- Cited by
- 105
- References
- 28
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 21 · 2022: 24 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 1
- FWCI
- 4.14
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Update notices
- correction (2018-12-12)
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Mycologia (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- United States Drug Enforcement Administration
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Hepatology › Silymarin and Mushroom Poisoning
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Emergency Medicine › Poisoning and overdose treatments
- Life Sciences › Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics › Toxicology › Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
- Keywords
- mushroom poisoning, poisonous mushrooms, poison center reports, National Poison Data System, ibotenic acid, monomethylhydrazine, children, older adults, poisoning prevention education
- MeSH terms
- Data Analysis, Adolescent, Adult, Agaricales, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Male, Mushroom Poisoning, Mycotoxins, Poison Control Centers, Psilocybin, United States, Young Adult
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