Severe Relapsing Goodpasture's Disease Successfully Treated with Mycophenolate Mofetil

Goodpasture's disease is a rare autoimmune disorder characterised by the development of antiglomerular basement membrane autoantibodies, which typically presents with rapidly progressive crescentic glomerulonephritis and pulmonary haemorrhage. Even with aggressive nonspecific immunosuppression...

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Main Authors: Anabela Malho, Viriato Santos, Ana Cabrita, Ana Paula Silva, Isabel Pinto, Idalécio Bernardo, Pedro Leão Neves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:International Journal of Nephrology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2010/383548