Toxic and Psychoactive Fungi in Forensic Toxicology: Analytical Challenges and Postmortem Interpretation
Applied Sciences February 13, 2026 Miłosz Badach, Jakub Kleinrok, Weronika Pająk et al.
Mushroom-related intoxications pose a distinctive challenge for forensic medicine because early manifestations are non-specific, latency may be prolonged, and co-exposures can obscure the mechanism of death. This narrative review summarizes key toxic and psychoactive fungi and their principal compounds, spanning organ-toxic syndromes (amatoxins, orellanine) and functional neuropsychiatric...