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Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine
Medknow Publications on behalf of the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine
ISSN: 0972-5229 EISSN: 0972-5229
Vol. 10, No. 2, 2006, pp. 115-116
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Bioline Code: cm06018
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, Vol. 10, No. 2, 2006, pp. 115-116
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Case Report - Goodpasture's disease: A case report from South India
Dumeer NitinKumar, Pragaya ArunaKumari, Rao ManmadhaT, Sundaram C
Abstract
A 28-year-old male died following massive hemoptysis at Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad. He presented with recurrent hemoptysis and hematuria. The lungs showed alveolar hemorrhages with hemosiderin laden macrophages. Kidneys showed focal proliferative glomerulonephritis with crescents. Direct immunoflouresence of the kidney showed linear deposition of IgG and granular deposits of C3.
Keywords
Goodpasture's disease, pulmonary renal syndrome
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