Clinical profile and outcome of patients presenting with mushroom poisoning in a tertiary care center of eastern Nepal

Accidental mushroom poisoning is constantly seen and regularly reported from all over world. Exact magnitude of problem and its clinical profile in Nepal is not well known. This study was done to evaluate clinical profile and treatment outcome of patients presenting with mushroom poisoning in the de...

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Published in:Journal of Nepal Medical Association 2013-10, Vol.52 (192), p.543-548
Main Authors: Chaudhary, Shatdal, Chaurasia, Ramesh Kumar, Patel, Sushila, Agrawal, Krishna Kumar, Aswani, Rakesh, Jaiswal, Niraj kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute Disease
Adolescent
Adult
Female
Gastroenteritis - etiology
Humans
Length of Stay
Male
Middle Aged
Mushroom Poisoning - complications
Mushroom Poisoning - diagnosis
Mushroom Poisoning - epidemiology
Nepal - epidemiology
Prospective Studies
Tertiary Care Centers
Young Adult
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Summary:Accidental mushroom poisoning is constantly seen and regularly reported from all over world. Exact magnitude of problem and its clinical profile in Nepal is not well known. This study was done to evaluate clinical profile and treatment outcome of patients presenting with mushroom poisoning in the department of internal medicine, BPKIHS, Dharan. It is a prospective observational study conducted in department of internal medicine, BPKIHS, Dharan from 1st January 2008 to 31st December 2009. Informed consent was taken. All the patients were subjected to necessary laboratory investigation. They were followed up at 1 week and 1 month after discharge. All together 60 patients were analyzed. Majority of subjects 56 (93.3%) were from rural areas. Vomiting and diarrhea were the two most common presentations seen in 56 (93.3%) subjects. The latent period for the symptoms were >6 hours in 4 (6.7%) and
ISSN:0028-2715
1815-672X
DOI:10.31729/jnma.2423