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The presumptive diagnosis is based on the history of ingestion of mouldy food or compost and exclusion of other aetiologies. Definitive diagnosis is made by identification of the mycotoxins by means of laboratory analysis of samples of the ingested material, gastric content, serum or urine. Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry can be used to screen for the mycotoxins penitrem A and roquefortine in serum and urine samples.