The Deceptive Mushroom: Accidental Amanita muscaria Poisoning.
European journal of case reports in internal medicine 2021 Francesca Irene Rampolli, Premila Kamler, Claudio Carnevale Carlino et al. 27 citations
Amanita muscaria is considered to be one of the most remarkable and beautiful mushrooms. It has a red or orange cap covered with small white plaques and its distinctive appearance makes accidental and severe intoxication very rare. Its consumption is sometimes used as a means of suicide or it can be consumed for its psychedelic effects, and in some cases, it can be mistaken for edible species....