ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearls: Mushroom Mishap

coprinus mushroom cap

What well-known adverse reaction results from ingestion of the pictured mushroom?

  1. Acute hepatitis
  2. Disulfiram-like reaction with ethanol consumption
  3. Pneumonitis from inhalation of spores
  4. Seizures from glutamate agonist activity

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