The death cap is extremely toxic and responsible for 90 per cent of all mushroom poisoning deaths.

Mushroom poisonings remain a significant cause of emergency medicine.

This review focuses on existing data about these types of mushroom poisonings, including the still sparse knowledge about the causative chemical agents.

As with most mushroom poisonings, symptoms include nausea, dizziness, and eventual coma, and death is often caused by kidney or liver damage.