Traumatic asphyxia is a rare syndrome in which the thoracoabdominal region is exposed to pressure and it presents with cervicofacial cyanosis and oedema, subconjunctival haemorrhage, and petechial haemorrhage in the face, neck and upper part of chest. In this report we present a 28 year old male patient whose whole body except the head and neck stayed under soil for about 30 minutes as an example case in order to review traumatic asphyxia syndrome.

Patient history is very important in the diagnosis of mushroom poisoning. In the most deadly mushroom intoxications, there is a 6 h or longer delay between symptom onset and mushroom consumption; therefore, the association of the symptoms with mushrooms may be difficult (1). Although identification of a characteristic toxidrome may make the diagnosis easier, the presenting symptoms and signs can be confused with other benign clinical syndromes (1).