Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog intoxication by lizard's claw mushroom, Lysurus cruciatus (higher Basidiomycetes) in southern Brazil.
- Journal:
- International journal of medicinal mushrooms
- Year:
- 2014
- Authors:
- Cortez, Vagner G & Rossoni, Maria G
- Affiliation:
- Universidade Federal do Parana-UFPR · Brazil
Abstract
A case of mushroom poisoning of a dog caused by a phalloid fungus is reported for the first time. The phalloid caused gastrointestinal syndrome in a 1-year-old dog, and was identified as Lysurus cruciatus, a common phalloid fungus in southern Brazil.
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