Haff disease natural history, complications and prognosis
|
Haff disease Microchapters |
|
Diagnosis |
|---|
|
Treatment |
|
Case Studies |
|
Haff disease natural history, complications and prognosis On the Web |
|
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Haff disease natural history, complications and prognosis |
|
FDA on Haff disease natural history, complications and prognosis |
|
CDC on Haff disease natural history, complications and prognosis |
|
Haff disease natural history, complications and prognosis in the news |
|
Blogs on Haff disease natural history, complications and prognosis |
|
Risk calculators and risk factors for Haff disease natural history, complications and prognosis |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: M. Hassan, M.B.B.S
Overview
Natural history, Complications and Prognosis
As Haff disease is a rare clinical syndrome, it is often times misdiagnosed. Early diagnosis and treatment are required to prevent the development of complications.
It has an incubation period of eight hours. Presenting symptoms include nausea, vomiting, myalgias, muscle rigidity, chest pain (mimicking myocardial infarction), diaphoresis, dyspnea, and brown urine indicating myoglobinuria. Most patients recover in 2-5 days. Haff disease is rarely associated with mortality, but some cases may develop complications such as renal and other organ failures.