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Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2007 22(12):3672-3673; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm483
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Goodpasture's syndrome associated with autoimmune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura—an unusual case

Email: wim.terryn@yperman.net

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Sir,

Goodpasture's syndrome is a rare autoimmune disease caused by anti-glomerular basal membrane antibodies (anti-GBM), presenting with rapidly progressive renal failure, associated or not with pulmonary haemorrhage [1]. We report a case of Goodpasture's syndrome limited to the kidneys, combined with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP).

A 37-year-old man without significant medical history presented with macroscopic haematuria since 4 weeks. He had no other complaints and denied substance abuse. He worked in a concrete factory, where he nebulized a mixture of hydrocarbons for the construction of concrete pillars. He mentioned . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Wim Terryn1,2, Dominique Benoit3, Ann Van Loo1, Patrick Peeters2, Hans Schepkens4, Kristof Cokelaere5 and Raymond Vanholder2

1Department of Nephrology
Regionaal Ziekenhuis Jan Yperman
Ypres
2Ghent University Hospital
3Department of Intensive Care
Ghent University Hospital
4Department of Nephrology
Heilig Hartziekenhuis
Roeselare
5Department of Pathology
Regionaal Ziekenuis Jan Yperman
Ypres, Belgium


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