brackish inlet of the Baltic Sea where the syndrome was first described. 1 Haff disease is characterized by sudden onset of severe rhabdomyolysis without associated symptoms in patients who have consumed fish within 24 h of symptom onset. 2, 3
Discussion
First reported in 1924, Haff disease gets its name from the Koenigsberg Haff, a brackish inlet of the Baltic Sea where the syndrome was first described. 1 Haff disease is characterized by sudden onset of severe rhabdomyolysis without associated symptoms in patients who have consumed fish within 24 h of symptom onset. 2, 3