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. 2016 Aug 29;4(3):2324709616663230.
doi: 10.1177/2324709616663230. eCollection 2016 Jul-Sep.

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

Joey V Louis  1 , Saw Sein  1 , Claudia Lyon  1 , George Apergis  1
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Two Cases of Rhabdomyolysis (Haff Disease) After Eating Carp Fish

Joey V Louis et al. J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep. .

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Haff disease; fishes; foodborne diseases; heat-stable; rhabdomyolysis.

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The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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Figure 1.
Serial AST, CK, and myoglobin trends in Patient 1.
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