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Twenty-six young men with no previous medical history all ingested mushroom soup, exclusively made withCortinarius orellanus. They were hospitalized 10–12 days after the incident. On admission, 12 patients presented with acute tubulointerstitial nephritis with acute renal failure; 8 required haemodialysis. In addition to symptomatic treatment, 9 patients were given corticosteroids. In this group of 12 patients, 8 recovered rapidly, and the other 4 suffered from chronic renal failure for several months. In the other group of 14 patients, initial leukocyturia was observed in 12 cases, although renal function remained normal during a one-year follow-up. Hepatic acetylation and hydroxylation tests performed after 6 months in 22 patients did not provide any explanation for the strong individual sensitivity to the renal toxicity of this fungus.
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Bouget, J., Bousser, J., Pats, B. et al. Acute renal failure following collective intoxication byCortinarius orellanus . Intensive Care Med 16, 506–510 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01709401
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