Liver transplantation: a life-saving procedure following amatoxin mushroom poisoning

Hong Kong Med J. 2017 Feb;23(1):93-6. doi: 10.12809/hkmj154616.

Authors

K W Ma¹, K Sh Chok^{1

2}, C K Chan³, W C Dai^{1

2}, S L Sin¹, F L Lau³, S C Chan², C M Lo^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
² Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
³ Hong Kong Poison Information Centre, United Christian Hospital, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong.

PMID: 28184019
DOI: 10.12809/hkmj154616

No abstract available

Keywords: Amanitins/poisoning; Liver transplantation; Mushroom poisoning.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Adult
Aged
Amanitins / toxicity
Female
Glasgow Coma Scale
Hepatic Encephalopathy / etiology
Hepatic Encephalopathy / surgery*
Hong Kong
Humans
Liver Transplantation*
Male
Middle Aged
Mushroom Poisoning / complications
Mushroom Poisoning / surgery*

Substances

Amanitins
amatoxin