Goodpasture's syndrome initially presenting with alveolar hemorrhage

2024-10-022024-10-022007-12-012148-3620https://hdl.handle.net/11452/45632Goodpasture'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.enAlveolar heamorrhageGoodpastureScience & technologyLife sciences & biomedicineRespiratory systemGoodpasture's syndrome initially presenting with alveolar hemorrhageArticle00042179350000818318693