Accidental colourful mushroom poisoning – delirium, delusions and dreams

Maung, Aye Chan ST4 in diabetes and endocrinology
Hennessey, Madhavan senior house officer in geriatric medicine
Kadiyala, Raghunath consultant physician in diabetes and endocrinology

^AStoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury, UK
^BStoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury, UK
^CStoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury, UK

Address for correspondence: Dr Aye Chan Maung, Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Mandeville Road, Aylesbury, HP21 8AL, UK. Email: [email protected]

Clinical Medicine 23(4):p 417-419, July 2023. | DOI: 10.7861/clinmed.2023-0103

We report a case of a woman presenting with acute onset of delirium following ingestion of Amanita muscaria mushrooms for anxiolytic effect. Immediate diagnosis was obtained after taking a detailed history and confirmation with online poison database images. She fully recovered with supportive treatment and was discharged 24 hours after presentation. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report on A muscaria mushroom poisoning in the UK.