Man Injects Magic Mushrooms, Gets Organ Failure As They Grow in His Blood

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A 30-year-old man injected magic mushrooms directly into his bloodstream and ended up in hospital with multiple-system organ failure.

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He decided to brew himself a "tea" consisting of magic mushrooms boiled down in water, which he "filtered" through a cotton swab before injecting it intravenously.

In the following days, the man began experiencing various symptoms such as lethargy, jaundice, diarrhea and vomiting of blood.

He was later found by his family who took him to a hospital emergency department, with the authors noting that he was "grossly confused."

Medical staff found that the man was suffering from kidney dysfunction and liver injury, among other complications.

The patient eventually developed multi-organ failure and was transferred to the ICU where he was given intravenous fluids as well as antibiotics and anti-fungal medications.

He subsequently suffered septic shock and acute respiratory failure, forcing doctors to intubate him.

Lab tests revealed that the man had both a bacterial and a fungal infection, with medical staff detecting the Psilocybe cubensis growing in his blood.

The man's condition ultimately improved and he was released from hospital but, at the time of writing the study, the authors said he was still taking several medications, including anti-fungal drugs to prevent further growth of the mushrooms.

Magic mushrooms, which contain the psychoactive substance psilocybin, are usually taken orally, although there are a handful of anecdotal reports of people injecting them.

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