Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in a recipient of human pituitary-derived gonadotrophin: a second case

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1992 Nov;55(11):1094-5. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.55.11.1094.

Abstract

A 44 year old female presented with a progressive cerebellar disturbance approximately 13 years after receiving human pituitary derived gonadotrophin injections as a treatment for infertility. The patient died approximately nine months later. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease was confirmed at necropsy. This is the second reported case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in a recipient of human derived gonadotrophin.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Autopsy
  • Cerebellum / ultrastructure
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / chemically induced*
  • Epilepsies, Myoclonic / chemically induced
  • Female
  • Gonadotropins, Pituitary / adverse effects*
  • Gonadotropins, Pituitary / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Infertility, Female / drug therapy*
  • Temporal Lobe / ultrastructure

Substances

  • Gonadotropins, Pituitary