Background/Aims: Amanita phalloides poisoning is an uncommon cause of acute liver failure with an especially rapid course. The aim of this study was to re-assess transplantation criteria in patients with mushroom poisoning. Methods: Twenty-seven patients admitted for Amanita phalloides poisoning were studied. Previously reported transplantation criteria, including the recent Ganzert's criteria, were tested retrospectively. Results: The rate of fatal intoxication (death and/or transplantation) was 8/27 (30%). An interval between ingestion and diarrhea