Two Cases of Rhabdomyolysis (Haff Disease) After Eating Carp Fish

Unexplained rhabdomyolysis after eating fish is a rare condition caused by an unidentified toxin. Most of the incidences in the United States have been linked to consuming buffalo fish or crawfish. We present 2 cases of Haff disease in which the patients consumed grass carp as opposed to the usual s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Louis, Joey V., Sein, Saw, Lyon, Claudia, Apergis, George
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5011306/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27635408
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2324709616663230
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Sumario:Unexplained rhabdomyolysis after eating fish is a rare condition caused by an unidentified toxin. Most of the incidences in the United States have been linked to consuming buffalo fish or crawfish. We present 2 cases of Haff disease in which the patients consumed grass carp as opposed to the usual suspects of buffalo fish or crawfish.

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