| Literature DB >> 668199 |
C P Swainson, J S Robson, S J Urbaniak, A J Keller, A B Kay.
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Three cases of Goodpasture's disease are described who were treated with intensive plasma exchange and immunosuppression. There was no improvement in renal function and the patients required chronic haemodialysis, but renal function did recover with treatment for recurrence of disease in a transplanted kidney. Anti-GBM antibody levels were not controlled and substantial reduction in fibrinogen and complement were only achieved with daily treatment. A controlled trial of this regime is urgently required.Entities:
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Year: 1978 PMID: 668199 PMCID: PMC1541272
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Exp Immunol ISSN: 0009-9104 Impact factor: 4.330