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Goodpasture Syndrome Learning Center

Goodpasture syndrome is a rare disease that can involve rapidly progressive kidney failure along with lung disease. However, some forms of the disease involve just the lung or kidney, not both.
Source:ADAM
Date:August 13, 2009
An uncommon and life-threatening hypersensitivity disorder believed to be an autoimmune process related to antibody formation in the body. Goodpasture's syndrome is characterized by renal (kidney) disease and lung hemorrhage.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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