[Fetal damage due to mushroom poisoning with amanita phalloides during the first trimester of pregnancy (author's transl)].

A 25-year old para II suffered of mushroom poisoning by amanita phalloides at 9 weeks gestation. When the life threatening maternal illness was overcome a therapeutic abortion was carried out at 12 weeks gestation. Prostaglandin F2 alpha was injected retro-amniotically. The damage to the fetus by the toxins of amanita phalloides is described and discussed.