| Literature DB >> 12023427 |
E A Croes1, G Roks, G H Jansen, P C G Nijssen, C M van Duijn.
Abstract
A 47 year old man is described who developed pathology proven Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) 38 years after receiving a low dose of human derived growth hormone (hGH) as part of a diagnostic procedure. The patient presented with a cerebellar syndrome, which is compatible with iatrogenic CJD. This is the longest incubation period described so far for iatrogenic CJD. Furthermore, this is the first report of CJD after diagnostic use of hGH. Since the patient was one of the first in the world to receive hGH, other cases of iatrogenic CJD can be expected in the coming years.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12023427 PMCID: PMC1737920 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.72.6.792
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry ISSN: 0022-3050 Impact factor: 10.154