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Antiglomerular Basement Membrane Disease in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Goodpasture's syndrome (GPS) remains a very rare disease entity in the pediatric population characterized by the presence of pulmonary hemorrhage and rapidly evolving glomerulonephritis. We hereby describe the case of a 2-year-old girl who presented with renal failure and was diagnosed with GPS...

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Autores principales: Master Sankar Raj, Vimal, Warnecke, Diana, Roberts, Julia, Elhadi, Sarah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5440791/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28573056
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1256142
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Sumario:Goodpasture's syndrome (GPS) remains a very rare disease entity in the pediatric population characterized by the presence of pulmonary hemorrhage and rapidly evolving glomerulonephritis. We hereby describe the case of a 2-year-old girl who presented with renal failure and was diagnosed with GPS. A brief review of the literature in regard to data on demographics, pathogenesis, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis for renal recovery is also provided.