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What is Goodpasture syndrome?

Contents

Goodpasture syndrome: Introduction
Types of Goodpasture syndrome
Prognosis
Complications
Prevalence
Other names for Goodpasture syndrome
Who gets Goodpasture syndrome?
What causes Goodpasture syndrome?
What are the symptoms of Goodpasture syndrome?
Organs Affected by Goodpasture syndrome
Can anyone else get Goodpasture syndrome?
How is it treated?
Goodpasture syndrome: Introduction

What is Goodpasture syndrome?

Goodpasture syndrome: A rare disease involving inflammation of membranes in the lung and kidneys.

Goodpasture syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Goodpasture syndrome, or a subtype of Goodpasture syndrome, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Goodpasture syndrome as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet

Goodpasture syndrome: Introduction

Types of Goodpasture syndrome:

Broader types of Goodpasture syndrome:

How many people get Goodpasture syndrome?

Prevalance of Goodpasture syndrome: rare.

Who gets Goodpasture syndrome?

Patient Profile for Goodpasture syndrome: Mostly young men but any age or gender possible.

Gender Profile for Goodpasture syndrome: Mostly men

Gender Ratio for Goodpasture syndrome: male predominance

How serious is Goodpasture syndrome?

Complications of Goodpasture syndrome: see complications of Goodpasture syndrome
Prognosis of Goodpasture syndrome: Goodpasture syndrome may last only a few weeks or as long as 2 years. (Source: excerpt from Goodpasture Syndrome: NIDDK)

What causes Goodpasture syndrome?

Causes of Goodpasture syndrome: see causes of Goodpasture syndrome
Causes of Goodpasture syndrome: No one knows why, in Goodpasture syndrome, the immune system makes antibodies that end up attacking the lungs and kidneys. A combination of factors has been implicated, and among these is the presence of an inherited component. (Source: excerpt from Goodpasture Syndrome: NIDDK)

What are the symptoms of Goodpasture syndrome?

Symptoms of Goodpasture syndrome: see symptoms of Goodpasture syndrome

Complications of Goodpasture syndrome: see complications of Goodpasture syndrome

Onset of Goodpasture syndrome: 16-61 years of age

Duration of Goodpasture syndrome: weeks up to 2 years

Can anyone else get Goodpasture syndrome?

Contagion of autoimmunity: generally not; see details in contagion of autoimmune diseases.
Inheritance: see inheritance of Goodpasture syndrome

Goodpasture syndrome: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Goodpasture syndrome.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Goodpasture syndrome.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Goodpasture syndrome: see treatments for Goodpasture syndrome
Research for Goodpasture syndrome: see research for Goodpasture syndrome

Organs Affected by Goodpasture syndrome:

Organs and body systems related to Goodpasture syndrome include:

Name and Aliases of Goodpasture syndrome

Main name of condition: Goodpasture syndrome

Class of Condition for Goodpasture syndrome: autoimmune

Other names or spellings for Goodpasture syndrome:

glomerulonephritis [pulmonary hemorrhage], lung purpura-glomerulonephritis, pneumorenal syndrome, reno-pneumonal syndrome, Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis with pulmonary hemorrhage, Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody disease, Pulmonary renal syndrome

Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody disease, Glomerulonephritis [pulmonary hemorrhage], Pulmonary renal syndrome, Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis with pulmonary hemorrhage
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Goodpasture syndrome: