A Badajoz man wanted to show his friends a mushroom was not poisonous, and ended up in intensive care for two days

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A Badajoz man wanted to show his friends a mushroom was not poisonous, and ended up in intensive care for two days
By h.b. - Nov 7, 2007 - 3:14 PM
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The 'Amanita Phalloides' mushroom - Photo Wikipedia
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José Manuel Hidalgo refused to be taken to hospital until he started to turn yellow
A 45 year old man from Fuentes de León in Badajoz, José Manuel Hidalgo, ate some mushrooms to show they were not poisonous, and ended up in intensive care.

It happened last Sunday during an open day being held in the village, which had been proceeded by a day of mushroom collecting and display.

The victim got into an argument with other locals as to how lethal wild mushrooms could be, with a poster warning that as little as 20 grams could be fatal. José Manuel did not believe it, and suddenly to prove his point, started to eat the ‘amanita phalloides’ mushroom. On the second bite he showed symptoms of being drunk, and continued to claim the mushroom was not fatal.

An ambulance was called but it took considerable argument before the patient finally agreed to be taken to hospital in Zafra, Badajoz. By this time he had turned yellow and started to vomit.

He spent two days in the intensive care unit, and finally was allowed out onto the ward on Tuesday afternoon amid concerns that his liver may have suffered permanent damage.

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Comments

spickett
11 Nov 2007, 02:12

What an idiot that is a destroying angel. One of the most poisonous mushrooms around. even breathing in the spores can cause liver failure.

Orphan Bob
11 Nov 2007, 02:43

I think we should let Darwin have his way with people like this. He obviously knows more than anyone else, so I doubt this wakes him up to reality.

Shrike
11 Nov 2007, 08:47

I'm a bit suspicious of the report that he fell ill on the second bite... Amanita poisoning does not show symptoms until hours after ingestion. Also, it's a bit suspicious that he was released after two days, amanita poisoning is known to progress over many days until the victim recovers.

BML
12 Nov 2007, 11:07

I think this mushroom was the Death Cap
it has a unpleasant sickly smell..
how this man eat this i do not know

Frogger
12 Nov 2007, 13:28

I think he should be strapped to a bacon slicer and have a 1mm slice cut off him each day. Starting at his feet.

Jayson
13 Nov 2007, 04:13

"Also, it's a bit suspicious that he was released after two days, amanita poisoning is known to progress over many days until the victim recovers."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanita_phalloides#Symptoms

6-16 days according to Wikipedia. That means he could still die yet. Guess he could still be a Darwin awards candidate after all.

Alan Rockefeller
18 Nov 2007, 22:25

The spores are non-toxic, its ok to breathe them.

Chris
22 Nov 2007, 23:57

This is natural selection at work. Inferior creatures being weeded out so the capable may survive. Humans may try to reverse this process for their own species as much as they can, but ultimately, Darwin always wins. Just let him.

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