| Haff disease | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Haffkrankheit |
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| Satellite photo of the Vistula Lagoon (German: Frisches Haff). Haff disease was first described in the location of Königsberg.[1] | |
| Specialty | Toxicology |
Haff disease is the development of rhabdomyolysis (swelling and breakdown of skeletal muscle, with a risk of acute kidney failure) within 24 hours of ingesting fish.[2]
- ^ "Haff disease" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
- ^ Buchholz U, Mouzin E, Dickey R, Moolenaar R, Sass N, Mascola L (2000). "Haff disease: from the Baltic Sea to the U.S. shore". Emerging Infect. Dis. 6 (2): 192–5. doi:10.3201/eid0602.000215. PMC 2640861. PMID 10756156.