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Goodpasture syndrome
medical disorder
Also known as: Goodpasture’s syndrome
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autoimmune disorder
- In immune system disorder: Other autoimmune disorders
…different example is provided by Goodpasture syndrome, a disorder in which autoantibodies form against the basement membrane of the blood vessels in the kidney glomeruli and in the air sacs of the lung. The autoantibodies cause severe kidney damage and lung hemorrhage.
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respiratory diseases
- In respiratory disease: Immunologic conditions
…the kidney is known as Goodpasture syndrome. The condition has been successfully treated by exchange blood transfusion, but its cause is not fully understood. Pulmonary hemorrhage also occurs as part of a condition known as pulmonary hemosiderosis, which results in the accumulation of the iron-containing substance hemosiderin in the lung…
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