Ho Chi Minh City – A 12-year-old boy suffered from abdominal pain, dizziness, and vomiting after eating mushrooms growing on cicada nymphs. Doctors determined he had been poisoned, resulting in liver and kidney damage.
On June 10th, Dr. Vu Hiep Phat, Head of the Emergency Department at Children's Hospital 2, stated that the boy had been transferred from a lower-level hospital two days prior in a coma, with severe cardiac arrhythmia and liver and kidney damage.
According to family members, at around 5 PM on June 6th, the boy brought mushrooms growing from cicada carcasses behind the field to prepare as food, which he and his mother then consumed. About an hour later, family members discovered that both mother and son were experiencing severe abdominal pain, dizziness, and vomiting, and were taken to a local hospital in Dong Nai province.
After two days of treatment at a lower-level hospital, the mother's condition stabilized, while the child was transferred to Children's Hospital 2, where it was diagnosed with Gyrommitrin poisoning.
The child's condition is gradually improving; they are breathing oxygen, receiving intravenous fluids, and are being closely monitored by doctors.
The poisonous fungus Gyrommitrin parasitizes the body of cicadas. (Photo: Provided by the hospital)
Dr. Phat advises parents to be cautious because this is the time when cicadas are active, combined with heavy rains, creating conditions for the toxic fungus Gyrommitrin, which parasitizes the cicadas' bodies, to sprout and grow. Many people mistake it for common mushrooms or "cordyceps," and bring it home to prepare as food, leading to serious consequences, even death. Furthermore, there is currently no specific treatment for Gyrommitrin poisoning, so parents should avoid using mushrooms with unusual shapes or those not commonly available on the market to ensure safety.
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