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==Clinical Features==
==Clinical Features==
*Constitutional sx prior to pulmonary/renal complications
*Pulmonary
**Cough, dyspnea, chest pain, hemoptysis, respiratory failure or pulmonary hemorrhage
*Renal
**See [[Glomerulonephritis]]


==Differential Diagnosis==
==Differential Diagnosis==

Revision as of 03:50, 24 January 2016

Background

  • Goodpasture syndrome (60%): diffuse pulmonary hemorrhage + acute glomerulonephritis.
  • Goodpasture disease: glomerulonephritis alone (30%,) pulmonary sx alone (10%,)
  • Anti-GBM disease is most precise term for both entities.
    • Type II hypersensitivty causing linear IG deposition in glomerular and alveolar BM.
    • Triggered by:Sepsis, URI, inhalation injury, smoking, pulmonary edema.

Clinical Features

  • Constitutional sx prior to pulmonary/renal complications
  • Pulmonary
    • Cough, dyspnea, chest pain, hemoptysis, respiratory failure or pulmonary hemorrhage
  • Renal

Differential Diagnosis

Diagnosis

Management

Disposition

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