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Case 4
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Case 4
This is a spongiform encephalopathy of the brain. In humans, this disease is most often manifested as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), a rapidly progressive dementia. Histologically, there are small holes (spongiform change) seen with H&E. This disease is produced by the presence of an abnormal prion protein.
| Our winner is: Leslie Diaz MD of Chicago, Illinois, USA
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