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{{ICD10 transition status | OldDxArticle = CJD-Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease | CurrentStatus = reconciled | InitialEditorAssigned = Allyson Alcudia }} == Additional Info == * CJD develops in three ways: ** Sporadically. Most people with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease develop the disease for no apparent reason. This type, called spontaneous CJD or sporadic CJD, accounts for most cases. ** By inheritance. Fewer than 15% of people with CJD have a family history. They may test positive for genetic changes associated with the disease. This type is referred to as familial CJD. ** By contamination. A small number of people have developed CJD as a result of medical procedures (contaminated instruments or from injections of growth hormone. ** A small number of people have developed variant CJD from eating contaminated beef. Variant CJD is linked to eating beef from cattle infected with mad cow disease. Mad cow disease is known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). == Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == == Candidate [[Combined ICD10 codes]] == {{ICD10 Guideline Infection}} == Related CCI Codes == {{Data Integrity Check List}} == Related Articles == {{Related Articles}} {{ICD10 footer}} {{EndPlaceHolder}}
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