Amatoxin Mushroom Toxicity

Amatoxin containing mushrooms are a rare but significant cause of acute fulminant liver failure. However, not all Amanita species have this toxin, and other mushroom species besides Amanita have the amatoxin. (Table) Ninety-five percent of deaths from mushroom ingestions worldwide are from amatoxin-containing mushrooms. (Death Cap).   (Destroying Angel). (Fool’s Mushroom).  : (Autumn skullcap). Certain mushrooms frequently are mistaken for an edible mushroom when people are foraging. (Death cap), the species associated with the most fatalities, often are mistaken for the paddy straw mushroom. Both , and may be mistaken for edible, non-toxic .