FDA/CFSAN Bad Bug Book Preliminary diagnoses of mushroom intoxication

U.S. Food & Drug Administration
Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition
Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms
and Natural Toxins Handbook

Table 1. Preliminary diagnoses of mushroom intoxication.

Time of Onset	Type of Poisoning	Nature of Threat
Delayed (6-72 h)	Protoplasmic	Life threatening
Rapid (15 min-2 h)	G.I. irritant	Not life threatening*
	Neurological	Not life threatening*
	Disulfiram-like	Not life threatening*
*In most cases, however, the patient should be observed and appropriate support therapy provided if necessary.

January 1992

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