Ibotenic Acid Mushroom Toxicity Differential Diagnoses

  • Author: Peter A Chyka, PharmD, FAACT, DABAT; Chief Editor: Timothy E Corden, MD   more...
 
Updated: Jun 1, 2011
 
 

Differential Diagnoses

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Author

Peter A Chyka, PharmD, FAACT, DABAT  Professor and Executive Associate Dean, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Peter A Chyka, PharmD, FAACT, DABAT is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Clinical Toxicology, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, and American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

William Banner Jr, MD, PhD  Medical Director, Oklahoma Poison Control Center; Clinical Professor of Pharmacy, Oklahoma University College of Pharmacy-Tulsa; Adjunct Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

William Banner Jr, MD, PhD, is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Medical Toxicology

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Specialty Editor Board

Michael E Mullins, MD  Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine

Michael E Mullins, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Clinical Toxicology and American College of Emergency Physicians

Disclosure: Johnson & Johnson stock ownership None; Savient Pharmaceuticals stock ownership None

Mary L Windle, PharmD  Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference

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Jeffrey R Tucker, MD  Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Connecticut and Connecticut Children's Medical Center

Disclosure: Merck Salary Employment

Daniel Rauch, MD, FAAP  Director, Pediatric Hospitalist Program, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine

Daniel Rauch, MD, FAAP is a member of the following medical societies: Ambulatory Pediatric Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, and Society of Hospital Medicine

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Chief Editor

Timothy E Corden, MD  Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Co-Director, Policy Core, Injury Research Center, Medical College of Wisconsin; Associate Director, PICU, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

Timothy E Corden, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, Phi Beta Kappa, Society of Critical Care Medicine, and Wisconsin Medical Society

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Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria).
Amanita pantherina.
Amanita muscaria.
Amanita muscaria var. guessowii with a yellow cap surface, Massachusetts.
Amanita muscaria var. formosa sensu, Thiers, Oregon.
 
 
 
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