Mushrooms, Part 2 - Question 10

Module XXII - A Review of Mushroom Toxicity - PART II

Monday August 2, 1999 - Question 10

Which of the following statements about Paxillus syndrome is correct?

A. Paxillus syndrome is characterized by the onset of an immune mediated hemolytic process.

B. Paxillus syndrome is most commonly associated with exposures to mushrooms of the species Clitocybe clavipes.

C. Symptoms of Paxillus syndrome typically present 24 hours after exposure.

D. Paxillus syndrome is associated with acute ingestions.

E. All patients exposed to the GI irritant mushroom Paxillus involutus develop Paxillus syndrome.