CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE IN A RECIPIENT OF HUMAN PITUITARY-DERIVED GONADOTROPIN

被引:70
作者
COCHIUS, JI
BURNS, RJ
BLUMBERGS, PC
MACK, K
ALDERMAN, CP
机构
[1] FLINDERS UNIV,MED CTR,DEPT MED,BEDFORD PK,SA 5042,AUSTRALIA
[2] INST MED & VET SCI,ADELAIDE,SA 5000,AUSTRALIA
来源
AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE | 1990年 / 20卷 / 04期
关键词
Creutzfeldt‐Jakob disease; Human pituitary gonadotrophin; infertility;
D O I
10.1111/j.1445-5994.1990.tb01322.x
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Abstract A forty‐year‐old female presented with an unsteady gait 13 years after receiving an eight‐month course of human pituitary‐derived gonadotrophin injections as treatment for infertility. Over the next ten months the patient subsequently developed generalised myoclonic jerks and dementia and finally died. Neuropathological examination revealed changes in the brain consistent with Creutzfeldt‐Jakob disease. This is the first reported case of Creutzfeldt‐Jakob disease in a recipient of human derived gonadotrophin. Copyright © 1990, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
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页码:592 / 593
页数:2
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