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. A b...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ab0877087bc2457b83abc9a178b7e11d2025-02-03T06:42:15ZengWileyCase Reports in Nephrology2090-66412090-665X2017-01-01201710.1155/2017/12561421256142Antiglomerular Basement Membrane Disease in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report and Review of the LiteratureVimal Master Sankar Raj0Diana Warnecke1Julia Roberts2Sarah Elhadi3Department of Pediatric Nephrology, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL, USADepartment of Pediatric Nephrology, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL, USADepartment of Pediatrics, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL, USADepartment of Pediatric Nephrology, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL, USAGoodpasture’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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1256142 |
| spellingShingle | Vimal Master Sankar Raj Diana Warnecke Julia Roberts Sarah Elhadi Antiglomerular Basement Membrane Disease in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature Case Reports in Nephrology |
| title | Antiglomerular Basement Membrane Disease in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full | Antiglomerular Basement Membrane Disease in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Antiglomerular Basement Membrane Disease in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_short | Antiglomerular Basement Membrane Disease in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | antiglomerular basement membrane disease in a pediatric patient a case report and review of the literature |
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