Mushrooms of the genus Ganoderma may be ingested in northeast Asia as an herbal medicine. A strain of Ganoderma neojaponicum Imazeki has been associated with a reversible pancytopenia.
Mushroom: Ganoderma neojaponicum Imazeki
The main clinical finding was reversible hypoplastic pancytopenia.
Cases have been reported after eating the fungus raw and others after decoction.
Other causes of pancytopenia should be excluded.
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