Paxillus syndrome (immune haemolysis)

Paxillus syndrome (immune haemolysis): how soon does it show?

One to three hours after a meal, in someone sensitised by earlier meals, sometimes years before.

How does it run?

Vomiting and colic, then the destruction of the red cells by the body’s own antibodies: anaemia, jaundice, kidney failure, and shock. The mycologist Julius Schäffer died of it in 1944; the antigen was identified by René Flammer in the 1980s.

What is done for it?

Plasmapheresis to remove the antibody complexes; dialysis; steroids.

Historical and descriptive, not medical advice. In a poisoning, call a poison centre or emergency services.

Which substances in the database cause it?

B

FungusBrown roll-rimPaxillus involutus A common brown mushroom with a rolled rim, of birch woods.Caution