A case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease associated with a dura mater graft in the United States.
We describe a case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease associated with a dura mater graft (Lyodura brand) in a 26-year-old man who underwent several neurosurgical procedures as a child. Clinicians and infection control personnel should be aware that recipients of Lyodura brand dura mater grafts processed before May 1987 may remain at increased risk for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease throughout their lives.
Blossom
David B
DB
Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. dblossom@cdc.gov
Maddox
Ryan A
RA
Beavers
Suzanne F
SF
Church
Kelly A
KA
Thoroughman
Doug A
DA
Schonberger
Lawrence B
LB
Belay
Ermias D
ED
D002648:Child; D003094:Collagen / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007562:Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / Q000635:transmission*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000209:etiology / Q000635:transmission; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000601:surgery / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000601:surgery; D016378:Tissue Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*
C032281:Lyodura; D003094:Collagen