Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in Recipients of Corneal Transplants
Author(s) -
Ryan A. Maddox,
Ermias D. Belay,
Aaron T. Curns,
WenQuan 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.
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