Introduction: Due to suitable ecological conditions, our country is rich of mushroom flora.
When wild mushrooms are consumed, it may cause chemical spectrum of conditions from allergic
gastroenteritis to lethal liver necrosis. In this study we aimed to evaluate the demographic,
clinical and laboratory features of 37 patients admitted to our emergency department due to
suspicion of mushroom poisoning.
Material and methods: Adult patients admitted to the emergency department due to
mushroom poisoning on October the 29th, 2006 were included in the study. Clinical and
laboratory findings of all cases were recorded. Discharged patients after mutual evaluation were
invited for the control examination.
Results: Thirty-seven patients were evaluated as poisoning. Twenty-seven (72.9%) of the
patients were female. Mean age of the patients was 36.32 15.6 years. Mean starting time
of the first symptom after mushroom consumption was 1.4 ± 1.5 hours. The most common
symptoms were nausea (75.6%), vomiting (64.8%) and abdominal pain (45.9%). After 48th
hour control, all of cases were discharged from the emergency department.
Conclusion: It is obvious with this study that both our region and our country are potentially
dangerous places for mushroom poisoning and we think that emergency physicians must have
knowledge of follow up and treatment of these patients.

Amaç: Ülkemiz uygun ekolojik koşullar nedeniyle mantar florası yönünden oldukça zengindir.Yabani mantarların yenilmesi,alerjik gastroenteritten, ölümcül nekrozuna kadar değişen tablolara neden olabilmektedir.Bu çalışmada acil servisimize mantar zehirlenme şüphesi ile farklı bölgelerden başvuran 37 olgunun demografik, klinik ve laboratuvar özelliklerini gözden geçirmeyi amaçladık.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışmaya 29.10.2006 tarihinde Acil Servisimize mantar zehirlenme şüphesiyle başvuran erişkin olgular alındı.Her olgunun klinik ve laboratuvar bulguları kayıt edildi.İlk değerlendirmeden sonra taburcu edilen olgular kontrole çağrıldı.
Bulgular: Zehirlenme şüphesiyle başvuran 37 olgu tespit edildi. Olguların 27'si (%72,9) kadındı. Yaş ortalamaları 36,32 15,6 yıldı. Mantar alımından sonra ilk semptomun başlama zamanı ortalama 1,4 ± 1,5 saatti. En sık görülen semptomlar; bulantı (% 75,6), kusma (64,8), karın ağrısıyıd