Abstract
Treating the unintentional “backyard” mushroom ingestion continues to be controversial. A review of pediatric “backyard” mushroom ingestions was conducted. A Regional Poison Information Center (RPIC) conducted a retrospective review of all mushroom ingestions in children younger than 6 years of age. Data were extracted from the RPIC electronic record system for the years 2000–2003. All exposures that involved “backyard” mushroom ingestions with no gastrointestinal decontamination were included. There were 322 mushroom exposures in children younger than 6 years of age reviewed. The mean age reported was 2.1 years (SD ± 1.18). All exposures with a definitive outcome had a 24-h follow-up post-exposure to make this determination. There was no effect in 256 cases (79.5%); minor effect in 6 (1.9%); judged as nontoxic, expect no effect in 20 (6.2%); minimal clinical effects possible in 31 (9.6%); and unrelated effect in 9 (2.8%). It was concluded that “backyard” mushrooms do not present a toxicity hazard in unintentional pediatric exposures and require no gastrointestinal decontamination.
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