Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) after blood product transfusion from a donor with CJD.
We report a second case of an association between an albumin transfusion and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. On balance, we believe our case represents a chance and not a causal relation.
Patry
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Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Curry
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Easton
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Mastrianni
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Hogan
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D000368:Aged; D016913:Blood Component Transfusion; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D007562:Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D012709:Serum Albumin