Pensioner hospitalized with brain swelling
An elderly woman developed brain swelling and severe poisoning after eating mushrooms for four consecutive days. The woman gathered entire baskets of boletes and chanterelles, prepared them, and ate them for four days without refrigerating them.
Consensus
- The pensioner was hospitalized in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast.
- She collected and prepared large quantities of mushrooms (specifically boletes and chanterelles).
- She consumed the mushrooms daily for four days without refrigerating them.
- She experienced chills, vomiting, diarrhea, and weakness for several days.
- On the fourth day, her relatives were unable to wake her and called emergency services.
- She was taken to Krasnogorsk Clinical Hospital.
- She received intravenous therapy for several days to remove toxins and restore electrolyte balance.
- Her condition is now stable or satisfactory, with no threat to life.
- The incident was linked to consuming spoiled mushrooms stored at room temperature.
Points of divergence
- Doctors excluded acute cerebral circulation disorder and brain edema as diagnoses. — vesti
- Doctors diagnosed acute cerebral circulation disorder and brain edema. — vm
- Doctors diagnosed acute cerebral circulation disorder and brain edema. — riamo
- Doctors diagnosed acute cerebral circulation disorder and brain edema. — tg_bazabazon
- Doctors diagnosed acute cerebral circulation disorder and brain edema. — tg_moscowmap
- The patient's condition was evaluated as satisfactory by doctors. — vesti
- The patient's condition was evaluated as satisfactory. — vm
- The patient's condition is stable, with no threat to life. — riamo
- Doctors were able to 'flush out' the patient. — tg_bazabazon
- The patient was treated with intravenous therapy to remove toxins and restore electrolyte balance. — vesti
- The patient was treated with intravenous therapy for several days. — vm
- Doctors used intravenous therapy for several days. — riamo
Coverage (6 sources)
- A pensioner from the Moscow region was saved after severe mushroom poisoning — Вечерняя Москва
- Brain swelling and poisoning: mushroom forager pensioner hospitalized in Moscow region — РИАМО
- Krasnogorsk doctors saved a pensioner who was poisoned by mushrooms — Вести
- Elderly woman in Krasnogorsk hospitalized with brain swelling due to spoiled mushrooms — Вечерняя Москва
- Elderly woman developed brain swelling and severe poisoning after eating mushrooms for 4 days in a row, — Baza — Новости Москвы
- Elderly mushroom forager from the Moscow region hospitalized with brain swelling and severe poisoning after four-day 'gastr... — Baza