Goodpasture's Syndrome - Symptom, Causes, Treatment of Goodpasture's Syndrome
Goodpasture's Syndrome is a
infrequent
auto immune illness in which the immune system
develops
antibodies which attack one or more of the body's own tissues that
mostly
develops in young men, though men and women of any age may be affected.
Goodpasture's syndrome is
marked by bleeding into the lungs and severe,
advanced
glomerulo nephritis (soreness of the filtering units of the kidneys).
Frequently
the first symptom is
intense
haemoptysis (coughing up blood) and asperity in breathing, followed by symptoms of
speedily
developing kidney failure such as
decreased
urinary output and OEDEMA (assemblage of
excessive
fluid in tissues).
Goodpasture's syndrome is a
life-threatening
disease which may be
mortal. Treatment is by cortico steroid drugs and immuno suppresent drugs, and repeated alternate of blood plasma with a
interchange
to
get rid of
harmful antibodies from the cir-culation. If the kidneys are damaged beyond salvage,
frequent
blood dialysis (artificial filtering of waste products and water from the blood) or a kidney transplant will be
essential.
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