Goodpasture Syndrome

Goodpasture syndrome
Definition
Goodpasture syndrome is a rare disease that can involve rapidly progressive kidney failure along with lung disease.

Goodpasture syndrome
Alternate Names : Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody disease, Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis with pulmonary hemorrhage, Pulmonary renal syndrome, Glomerulonephritis - pulmonary hemorrhage
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Goodpasture Syndrome
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Diagnosis & Tests
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How is Goodpasture syndrome diagnosed?
In addition to a complete medical history and physical examination, diagnostic procedures for Goodpasture syndrome may include the following: ...

Goodpasture syndrome is an autoimmune disorder, a condition that occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys healthy body tissue.

Goodpasture syndrome is a type of autoimmune disease, in which the person's body attacks its own tissue for unknown reasons. It occurs when a person's antibodies mistakenly attack the air-filled sacs of the lungs and the tiny filters in the kidneys.

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Goodpasture Syndrome
A combination of pulmonary hemorrhage and glomerulonephritis. It is known also as the lung purpura glomerulonephritis complex.

Goodpasture syndrome (GUDpass-tyur) (SIN-drohm):
A rare disease that usually includes bleeding from the lungs, coughing up blood, and inflammation of the kidneys that can lead to kidney failure.

Goodpasture syndrome - A rare, autoimmune disease that can affect the lungs and kidneys.

Goodpasture syndrome: An autoimmune disease characterized by a combination of lung and kidney disease - specifically, ...

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autoimmune disease: Any disorder in which the body is attacked by its own immune system. Examples are goodpasture syndrome and lupus erythematosus.

Goodpasture syndrome ... Hemoptysis, permanent lung damage, permanent lung damage
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Causes of acute alveolar lung disease include pulmonary edema (cardiogenic or neurogenic), pneumonia (bacterial or viral), pulmonary embolism, systemic lupus erythemosus, pulmonary hemorrhae (e.g., Goodpasture syndrome), ...

Acute glomerulonephritis or inflammation of the glomeruli, the filtering system of the kidneys. Many diseases can cause this inflammation including systemic lupus erythematosus, Wegener's granulomatosis, and Goodpasture syndrome.

nephropathic and juvenile cystinosis
polycystic kidney disease
nail-patella syndrome
glomerulonephritis
Berger disease
Henoch-Schönlein purpura
hemolytic uremic syndrome
Wegener granulomatosis
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Some of these conditions are hypersensitivity vasculitis, Wegener granulomatosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, polyarteritis nodosa, cryoglobinemia, and Goodpasture syndrome.

Examples of common systemic autoimmune diseases include rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, diabetes mellitus, Sjogren syndrome, scleroderma, Goodpasture syndrome, vitiligo, Addison disease, thyroiditis, and many others.

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membranous nephritis
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glomerulonephritis
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Henoch-Schonlein purpura
hemolytic uremic syndrome
Wegener granulomatosis
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See also: Kidney, Nephritis, Symptom, Glomerulonephritis, Kidney disease