Emergency treatment for children poisoned by eating parasitic mushrooms on cicada carcasses

According to information from the patient's family, at around 5:00 p.m. on June 6, patient T. brought mushrooms that grew from cicada corpses behind the field to process into food and ate with his mother (T. ate 5, T.'s mother ate 2). About 1 hour later, both mother and child had stomach cramps, dizziness, vomited old food and were taken to the local hospital.

Children poisoned by eating mushrooms growing on cicada carcasses

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After two days of treatment at a lower-level hospital, patient T. was transferred to Children's Hospital 2 in a coma, with severe arrhythmia and liver and kidney damage.

The child is being treated actively, his health is gradually improving, he is breathing oxygen, receiving IV fluids and is being closely monitored by doctors.

Dr. Vu Hiep Phat, Head of the Emergency Department, Children's Hospital 2, said that the child was poisoned by the poisonous mushroom Gyrommitrin.

According to Dr. Phat, there have been cases of Gyrommitrin poisoning recently due to eating parasitic mushrooms on cicada carcasses, so people need to be careful. Because this is the time when cicadas are active and heavy rains are occurring, it is the condition for the Gyrommitrin fungus to sprout and grow on cicada bodies. Many people mistake it for common mushrooms or "cordyceps", so they bring it home to process into food, leading to serious consequences, even death.

"There is currently no specific treatment for Gyrommitrin poisoning. Parents should avoid using mushrooms with strange shapes that are not commonly available on the market to ensure safety and avoid similar incidents from happening again," informed Dr. Phat.

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