Life -saving liver transplantation after fatal mushroom poisoning!

Life -saving liver transplantation after fatal mushroom poisoning!

Shocking news from Germany! Three people have received a new liver after devastating mushroom poisoning. The liver specialist Professor Heiner Wedemeyer, director of the Clinic for Gastroenterology at the Hannover Medical School, urges the insidious dangers of the tuber fungus. These fatal mushrooms contain amatoxins that can lead to severe liver damage even in the smallest quantities - a true tsunami of poison that floods the liver!

The symptoms of poisoning are tricky and often show up hours later. First of all, there are unspecific complaints such as nausea and diarrhea, which apparently subsides after one or two days. In reality, however, the amatoxins have already attacked the liver cells. Only after a few days there are serious symptoms such as jaundice and confusion. Time is urging: Those who do not act immediately risk their life!

The devastating consequences of mushroom poisoning

The amatoxins are not only a threat to the liver; The kidneys are not spared either. They block vital enzymes and can lead to a dramatic multi-organ failure. Professor Wedemeyer explains that the liver plays a central role in the body - as a power plant and poison filter. With acute liver failure, only the liver transplantation remains a way out. In this case, the patients could be reported as High-Urgency cases, which secured a new liver to them within a very short time.

The survival prospects after a transplant are generally good, although the risk of infections and other complications increases due to the necessary immunosuppression. Nevertheless, many patients live with their new organ for many years. An urgent appeal remains: let your mushrooms check to not unintentionally consume the killer fungus!