Goodpasture Disease Flashcards
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Disease characterized by pulmonary hemorrhage and GN
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Goodpasture disease
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Pathogenesis of Goodpasture disease
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Abs directed against certain epistopes of Type IV collagen (alveolar basement membrane and GBM)
3
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Kidney biopsy in most patients with Goodpasture disease shows
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CGN (crescentic GN)
4
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IF in Goodpasture disease shows
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Continuous linear deposition of IgG along the GBM
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Patients with Goodpasture disease usually present with
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Hemoptysis
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Serologic picture in Goodpasture disease
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(+) Anti-GBM antibody and normal C3, occasionally anineutrophilic cytoplasmic antibody
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Untreated, the prognosis of Goodpasture disease is
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Poor
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Treatment for Goodpasture disease
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High-dose IV methylpred, cyclo, and plasmapheresis
