Spinning-induced Rhabdomyolysis: Eleven Case Reports and Review of the Literature.

Haff Disease after Eating Buffalo Fish: Report of a Severe Case in Northern California and Review of the Literature

Background:Toxic contamination of fish may compromise food safety. Haff disease is a rare syndrome characterized by rhabdomyolysis following consumption of cooked, freshwater fish. Case Report: A healthy 42 year old female presented three hours after eating fried buffalo fish (Ictiobus cyprinellis). Her symptoms began while eating the fish, described as diffuse muscle aches followed by generali...

Exertional Rhabdomyolysis after Spinning

Any strenuous muscular exercise may trigger rhabdomyolysis. We report an episode of clinically manifested exertional rhabdomyolysis due to stationary cycling, commonly known as spinning. Reports of spinning-related rhabdomyolysis are rare in the English literature, and the current case appears to be the first such case reported in South Korea. A previously healthy 21-year-old Asian woman presen...

Spinning-induced rhabdomyolysis: A case report and review of literature.

Rhabdomyolysis is a condition of skeletal muscle breakdown in which muscle injury causes a release of myoglobin and the muscle enzymes creatine phosphokinase (CPK), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and transaminases. Exertional rhabdomyolysis, which is precipitated by exercise or exertion, ranges from mild muscle injury with negligible symptoms or systemic effects to fulminant cases. Herein, we rep...

Rhabdomyolysis after spin class?

Two case reports involving the increasingly popular activity of "spinning" underscore the need for proper conditioning and adequate hydration before exercising strenuously.

Severe rhabdomyolysis induced by cocaine contaminated with caffeine: a case report