Liver and kidney damage due to eating poisonous mushrooms growing on tick carcasses

On June 10, Dr. Vu Hiep Phat, Head of the Emergency Department of Children's Hospital 2, said that the boy was transferred from a lower level two days ago in a coma, with severe heart rhythm disturbances and liver and kidney damage.

According to family members, at around 5pm on June 6, the boy brought mushrooms grown from cicada carcasses behind the field to process into food, then used them with his mother. About an hour later, family members discovered that both mother and son had stomach cramps, dizziness, and vomiting, and were taken to a local hospital in Dong Nai .

After two days of treatment at a lower-level hospital, the mother's condition stabilized, and the child was transferred to Children's Hospital 2 and was diagnosed with Gyrommitrin poisoning.

The patient is currently improving, receiving oxygen, IV fluids, and is being closely monitored by doctors.

Doctor Phat recommends that parents should be careful because this is the time when cicadas are active and heavy rains are the conditions for the poisonous fungus Gyrommitrin to sprout and grow on cicadas. Many people mistake it for common mushrooms or "cordyceps", so they bring it home to process into food, leading to serious consequences, even death. In addition, there is currently no specific medicine for Gyrommitrin poisoning, parents should avoid using strange-shaped mushrooms that are not commonly available on the market to ensure safety.

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