Goodpasture Syndrome Learning Center
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Goodpasture's syndrome is a disease that affects the kidneys and lungs. It usually involves rapidly progressive kidney failure that develops in days to weeks along with lung disease (cough, shortness of breath, and bloo... |
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Symptoms
Bloody urine; Dark colored urine; Decreased urine output; Foamy urine; Cough with bloody sputum (coughing up blood; D...
Causes
Goodpasture syndrome is an autoimmune disorder. This means your body makes antibodies that attack your own body tissu...
Tests
During a physical examination, the health care provider will usually discover that the patient has high blood pressur...
Treatments
The main goal is to remove the circulating antibodies from the blood. An early diagnosis is very important. The patie...
Complications
Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis; Chronic kidney failure; End-stage kidney disease; Severe pulmonary hemorrhage...
Prevention
Never sniff glue or siphon gasoline, which expose the lungs to hydrocarbon solvents and can cause the disease. Early ...
Doctor Specialties
Call for an appointment with your health care provider if the amount of urine you produce drops, or if you have any o...
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