Many children are poisoned by eating mushrooms.

On June 22, Doctor CK2 Nguyen Van Loc, Head of the Department of Intensive Care and Anti-Poison, Children's Hospital 2, said that after 10 days of treatment, the liver, kidney function and perception of patient T. (12 years old, living in Dong Nai, poisoned by eating mushrooms grown from cicada carcasses) improved well and he was discharged home to the joy of his family.

Previously, T. was admitted to the hospital in a coma, with grade 3 hepatic encephalopathy, and his liver enzymes were approximately 16,000 U/L (normally about 40 U/L). He was put on a ventilator, continuous blood filtration, plasma exchange, and liver support and anti-cerebral edema drugs. He has now been weaned off the ventilator, stopped blood filtration, and his consciousness has improved, and his liver enzymes have decreased to approximately 100 U/L.

Bệnh nhi ngộ độc do ăn nấm từ xác ve sầu được xuất viện - Ảnh 1. — Mushrooms from cicada corpses caused baby T. to be poisoned by Gyrommitrin

According to family information, at around 5pm on June 6, T. brought mushrooms grown from cicada carcasses behind the field to process into food, and ate with his mother. About 2 hours later, family members discovered that both mother and child had stomach cramps, dizziness, and vomited old food and were taken to the local hospital. The child was transferred in a coma, with liver and kidney damage.

Another case related to mushroom poisoning is a 10-year-old male patient transferred from Tay Ninh Hospital to Children's Hospital 2 and is also showing signs of improvement.

At the same time, Children's Hospital 2 is also treating another case of mushroom poisoning, a 22-month-old girl, who was also transferred from Tay Ninh Hospital with a similar condition and is being actively monitored. Information from the families of these children shared that the type of mushroom they ate was common in the locality, collected by local people and used to make porridge, stir-fried with squash, etc.

Receiving continuous incidents of mushroom poisoning, Dr. Loc recommends that parents should be careful when using them. Only consume familiar mushrooms to ensure safety for children and families.

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