Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody disease (medical condition): A rare disease involving inflammation of membranes in the lung and kidneys.
See also:
Goodpasture syndrome:
»Introduction: Goodpasture syndrome
»Symptoms of Goodpasture syndrome
»Tests for Goodpasture syndrome
»Treatments for Goodpasture syndrome
These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody disease:
Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody disease is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody disease, or a subtype of Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody disease,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody disease: Another name for Goodpasture syndrome (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Goodpasture syndrome
»Symptoms of Goodpasture syndrome
»Treatments for Goodpasture syndrome
Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody disease: Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody disease is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:
Some of the symptoms of Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody disease incude:
Treatments for Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody disease (Goodpasture syndrome) include:
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Treatment of Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody disease: For more treatment information about Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody disease, see treatment of Goodpasture syndrome (Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody disease)
Goodpasture syndrome is a rare disease that can affect the lungs and kidneys. It is an autoimmune disease, a condition in which the body's own defense system reacts against some part of the body itself. (Source: excerpt from Goodpasture Syndrome: NIDDK)
These medical disease topics may be related to Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody disease:
Source - NIH
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