Serious Poisoning by Fungi at Bouaké University Hospital | Biomedgrid

The world of mushrooms is very complex. There are thousands of species of mushrooms in our forests and countryside. Among them, only thirty would be dangerous for the man [1, 2]. However, the recognition of these dangerous species is often not very obvious to the layman and the confusion between a toxic fungus and an edible mushroom is one of the first causes of intoxication [3, 4]. Each year in France, there are a thousand poisoning related to the consumption of mushrooms [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]. The health consequences of this type of poisoning can be serious (severe digestive disorders, liver damage) or even fatal if the diagnosis and management are delayed.