raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:576379

Iatrogenic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

Synonyms: Iatrogenic MCJ · iCJD

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Not applicable
Age of onset
Adult
Status
active

A rare acquired human prion disease characterized by progressive, invariably fatal neurodegeneration resulting from accidental transmission of CJD prions in the course of medical procedures or treatments (treatment with human pituitary growth hormone or gonadotrophin, human dura mater or corneal graft, exposure to contaminated neurosurgical instruments). Patients present rapidly progressive cognitive impairment, as well as myoclonus, visual or cerebellar problems, pyramidal or extrapyramidal features, and/or akinetic mutism. EEG examination may show characteristic generalized periodic sharp wave complexes. Neuropathologic analysis reveals spongiform change, neuronal loss and gliosis, and deposition of abnormal prion protein.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enIatrogenic Creutzfeldt-Jakob diseaseIatrogenic MCJ · iCJD
frMaladie de Creutzfeldt-Jakob iatrogèneMCJ iatrogène · i-MCJ
deCreutzfeldt-Jakob-Krankheit, iatrogeneIatrogene CJD · iCJD
esEnfermedad de Creutzfeldt–Jakob iatrogénicaiCJD
itMalattia iatrogena di Creutzfeldt-JakobMCJ iatrogena · iCJD
nlIatrogene ziekte van Creutzfeldt-JakobIatrogene CJD · iCJD
ptDoença Creutzfeldt-Jakob iatrogénica
plChoroba Creutzfeldta i Jakoba jatrogenna= en
csIatrogenní Creutzfeldtova-Jakobova nemocIatrogenní Creutzfeldt-Jakobova nemoc
ukЯтрогенна хвороба Крейтцфельдта-ЯкобаЯтрогенний MCJ · iCJD
zh医源性克罗伊茨费尔特-雅各布病医源性MCJ
trİatrojenik Creutzfeldt-Jakob hastalığıiCJD · İyatrojenik MCJ

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10A81.0NTBTspecificvalidated
ICD-118E01.0Especificvalidated
MONDO0034976Evalidated
UMLSC2349757Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families516 casesWorldwideCase(s)ValidatedORPHANET
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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Sources for this card