Publication: Goodpasture's syndrome initially presenting with alveolar hemorrhage
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2007-12-01
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Ursavaş, Ahmet
Dilek, Kamil
DİLEK, KAMİL
Kahveci, Serdar
Uzarslan, Esra
Gözü, R. Oktay
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Abstract
Goodpasture's syndrome is characterized by rapidly progresive glomerulonephritis, presence of deposited and circulating anti-glomerular basement membrane (GBM) antibodies which often accompanied by lung haemorrhage. The antigen target in Goodpasture's syndrome is the alpha 3 chain of type IV collagen. Heamoptysis may be the initial symptom. We present a case of Goodpasture's syndrome presented with diffuse alveolar heamorrhage.
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Alveolar heamorrhage, Goodpasture, Science & technology, Life sciences & biomedicine, Respiratory system