Treatment of goodpastures-syndrome with immunosuppression and plasmapheresis

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publication date

  • 1979

abstract

  • A 14-year-old boy with Goodpasture's syndrome induced by anti-glomerular-basement-membrane (gmb) antibody exhibited declining renal function, in association with a progressive increase in the level of serum anti-GBM antibody. Treatment with prednisone, cyclophosphamide, and plasmapheresis was associated with rapid disappearance of the serum anti-GMB antibody and temporary stabilization of renal function.