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More on deadly webcap and fool's webcap (Cortinarius) mushrooms that cause renal failure. |
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Wikipedia: The Deadly webcap and the Fool's webcap both contain the toxin orellanin and orellin , orellinin [1] and Cortinarin A,B,C [2] . A characteristic of orellanin poisoning is the long latency; the first symptoms usually don't appear until 2–3 days after ingestion and can in some cases take as long as 3 weeks. The first symptoms of orellanin poisoning are similar to the common flu (nausea, vomiting, stomach pains, headaches, etc.). These symptoms are followed by early stages of renal failure (immense thirst, frequent urination, pain on and around the kidneys), and eventually decreased or nonexistent urine output and other symptoms of renal failure occur. If left untreated death will follow.
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