RESUMEN
Two patients, a 54-year-old man and a 51-year-old woman, presented with abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhoea; these symptoms developed 9 and 15 hours, respectively, after consumption of soup from mushrooms that they had picked themselves. As a result of these events, a third patient, a 55-year-old woman with diarrhoea who had also eaten the soup, also presented herself. The first patient recognised deathcap or death angel mushrooms (Amanita phalloides) on a photograph. All three patients were treated for amatoxin poisoning with a combination of high-dose penicillin G, silibinin and acetylcysteine intravenously. The poisoning was later confirmed by the results of urinalysis. The patients were discharged in good condition 8 days later.
Asunto(s)
Amanitinas/envenenamiento , Intoxicación por Setas/diagnóstico , Acetilcisteína/uso terapéutico , Amanita , Antioxidantes/uso terapéutico , Quimioterapia Combinada , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Intoxicación por Setas/tratamiento farmacológico , Penicilina G/uso terapéutico , Silibina , Silimarina/uso terapéutico , Resultado del Tratamiento , UrinálisisRESUMEN
Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is a disease that is characterised by an eosinophil-driven inflammation of the digestive tract, presenting with non-specific symptoms, including abdominal pain, nausea, and diarrhoea. The diagnosis is established by histopathological analysis revealing eosinophilic infiltration of the lamina propria. The disease is relatively rare but a proper diagnosis is important, since specific treatment may limit the disease severity and progression.