An Episode of Food Poisoning Attributed to Imported Mushrooms
Authors: E K Rose, P Rieders
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1966)

Article1 February 1966An Episode of Food Poisoning Attributed to Imported MushroomsELIZABETH KIRK ROSE, M.D., FREDERIC RIEDERS, PH.D.ELIZABETH KIRK ROSE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, FREDERIC RIEDERS, PH.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-64-2-372 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptFood poisoning due to mushrooms is infrequently reported in the United States. The classification "deaths due to accidental poisoning by noxious food stuffs"*includes mushroom poisoning. No more than 8 to 12 such deaths have been reported annually in the United States in the last decade. Yet, smaller or larger outbreaks are presumably more common than is indicated by published reports. The incident described herein should serve to add to the knowledge of individual symptoms and epidemiologic characteristics. The senior author, a participant and a victim of the outbreak, feels that a similar incident could have gone unnoticed in another...References1. BROWNMALONESTUNTZTYLER JKMHDEVE: Paper chromatographic determination of muscarine in Inocybe species. J. Pharm. Sci. 51: 853, 1962. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. THIESREUTHER HFW: Ein Reagens zum Nachweis von Alkaloiden auf Papierchromatogrammen. Naturwissenschaften 41: 230, 1954. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. BUCK RW: Mushroom toxins. A brief review of the literature. New Eng. J. Med. 265: 681, 1961. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. ABUL-HAJEWALDKAZYAK SKRAL: Fatal mushroom poisoning. New Eng. J. Med. 269: 223, 1963. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. VANDER VEERFARLEY JBDL: Mushroom poisoning (mycetismus). Arch. Intern. Med. (Chicago) 55: 773, 1935. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. HARRISONCOGGINSWELLANDNELSON DCCHFHS: Mushroom poisoning in five patients. Amer. J. Med. 38: 787, 1965. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. GRAVES R: Journey to paradise. Holiday 32: 36, 1962. Google Scholar8. MILLER JN: Wild mushroms without fear. Harpers 224: 50, 1962. Google Scholar9. SCHIFLER L: Personal communication. Department of Plant Pathology, Pennsylvania State University. Google Scholar10. KINGSBURY JM: Poisonous Plants of the United States and Canada. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N. J., 1964. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. HALSTEAD BW: Dangerous Marine Animals. Cornell Maritime Press, Cambridge, Md., 1959. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. MOESCHLIN S: Poisoning. Grune & Stratton, Inc., New York, 1965. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaFrom the Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and the Toxicology Section, Office of the Medical Examiner, Department of Public Health, Philadelphia, Pa.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Elizabeth Kirk Rose, M.D., 195 Medical Laboratories Bldg., University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa. 19104.*Listed as E879, International Statistical Classification of Diseases, Injuries and Causes of Death, 1955 Revision, World Health Organization. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byMushroom Toxins Other than Amanita 1 February 1966Volume 64, Issue 2Page: 372-377KeywordsEpidemiologyFood poisoningGlobal healthHealth statisticsPrevention, policy, and public healthPreventive medicineToxicology ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1966 PDF downloadLoading ...