Open AccessCreutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in Recipients of Corneal Transplants
Author(s) -
Ryan A. Maddox,
Ermias D. Belay,
Aaron T. Curns,
Wen-Quan Zou,
Scott Nowicki,
Richard G. Lembach,
Michael D. Geschwind,
Aissa Haman,
Naoshi Shinozaki,
Yosikazu Nakamura,
Mark Borer,
Lawrence B. Schonberger
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
cornea
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.274
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1536-4798
pISSN - 0277-3740
DOI - 10.1097/ico.0b013e31816a628d
Subject(s) - medicine , corneal transplantation , corneal transplant , transplantation , disease , population , corneal disease , cornea , pathology , ophthalmology , surgery , environmental health
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) transmission has been documented to occur from the use of corneal grafts. We report 4 cases of CJD with a history of corneal transplantation and assess the frequency of coincidental CJD among corneal transplant recipients.