Though rigorous evidence is lacking, gastric lavage and multiple-dose activated charcoal remain as recommendations, and symptomatic care is all that is needed in the majority of ingestions.

Delayed onset of symptoms should raise a red flag for potentially serious outcomes. New mushroom species have been included in the most recent classification schemes.

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Contributors

Dr. Kapur is an attending emergency physician and faculty member at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland. Medical Editor Dr. Robert C. Solomon is an attending emergency physician at Trinity Health System in Steubenville, Ohio, and clinical assistant professor of emergency medicine at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine.

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