Severe acute renal, hepatic and cardiac failure in the setting of rhabdomyolysis due to mushroom poisoning

Abstract

Amanita species are the most common cause of mushroom poisoning with a high rate of mortality. A 58 years old woman who had a mushroom intake history 3 days ago was presented with nausea, vomiting and decrease in urine volume. The patient was evaluated to have acute kidney, liver and cardiac injury in the setting of rhabdomyolysis due to mushroom poisoning. Besides medical support therapy she received hemodialysis and plasmapheresis treatments, which resulted in complete clinical and laboratory improvement. We emphasized the significance of mushroom poisoning in the context of their wide clinical presentation spectrum and potentially lethal feature.