Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease (CJD)

Record number:

663

Adverse Occurrence type:

MPHO Type:

Time to detection:

4 years

Alerting signals, symptoms, evidence of occurrence:

CJD reported after use of pericardium allograft for reconstruction of tympanic membrane. Transmission not confirmed

Demonstration of imputability or root cause:

Possible

Imputability grade:

1 Possible

Keywords:

CJD (Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease)

References:

Progressive fatal dementia (Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease) in a patient who received homograft tissue for tympanic membrane closure

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