Goodpasture syndrome |
Classification and external resources |
Micrograph of a crescentic glomerulonephritis that was shown to be anti-glomerular basement membrane disease. PAS stain.
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ICD-10 |
M31.0 (ILDS M31.010) |
ICD-9 |
446.21 |
OMIM |
233450 |
DiseasesDB |
5363 |
MedlinePlus |
000142 |
eMedicine |
med/923 ped/888 |
MeSH |
D019867 |
Goodpasture syndrome (GPS; also known as Goodpasture’s disease, anti-glomerular basement antibody disease, or anti-GBM disease) is a rare autoimmune disease in which antibodies attack the lungs and kidneys, leading to bleeding from the lungs and to kidney failure. It may quickly result in permanent lung and kidney damage, often leading to death. It is treated with immunosuppressant drugs such as corticosteroids and cyclophosphamide, and with plasmapheresis, in which the antibodies are removed from the blood.
The disease was first described by the American pathologist Ernest Goodpasture of Vanderbilt University, in 1919 and was later named in his honour.[1][2]
Contents
- 1 Signs and symptoms
- 2 Cause
- 3 Pathophysiology
- 4 Diagnosis
- 5 Treatment
- 6 Prognosis
- 7 Epidemiology
- 8 See also
- 9 References
- 10 External links
Signs and symptoms
The anti-glomerular basement membrane (GBM) antibodies primarily attack the kidneys and lungs, although, generalised symptoms like malaise, weight loss, fatigue, fever and chills are also common, as are joint aches and pains.[3] 60-80% of those with the condition experience both lung and kidney involvement; 20-40% have kidney involvement alone and less than 10% have lung involvement alone.[3] Lung symptoms usually pre-dates kidney symptoms and usually include: coughing up blood, chest pain (in less than 50% of cases overall), cough and shortness of breath.[4] Kidney symptoms usually include blood in the urine, protein in the urine, unexplained swelling of limbs or face, high amounts of urea in the blood and high blood pressure.[3]
Cause
Its precise cause is unknown, but it is believed that an insult to the blood vessels taking blood from and to the lungs is required in order to allow the anti-GBM antibodies to come into contact with the alveoli.[5] Examples of such an insult include:[5]
- Exposure to organic solvents (e.g. chloroform) or hydrocarbons.
- Exposure to tobacco smoke.
- Certain gene mutations (HLA-DR15).
- Infection, such as influenza A.
- Cocaine inhalation.
- Metal dust inhalation.
- Bacteraemia.
- Sepsis.
- High-oxygen environments.
- Treatment with anti-lymphocytic treatment (especially monoclonal antibodies).
Pathophysiology
GPS causes the abnormal production of anti-GBM antibodies, by the plasma cells of the blood.[5] The anti-GBM antibodies attack the alveoli and glomeruli basement membranes.[5] These antibodies, in turn, bind their reactive epitopes to the basement membranes and activate the complement cascade, leading to the death of tagged cells.[5] T cells are also implicated.[5] It is generally considered a type II hypersensitivity reaction.[5]
Diagnosis
The diagnosis of GPS is often difficult, as numerous other diseases can cause the various manifestations of the condition and the condition itself is uncommonly rare.[6] The most accurate means of achieving the diagnosis is testing the affected tissues by means of a biopsy, especially the kidney as it is the best studied-organ for obtaining a sample, for the presence of anti-GBM antibodies.[6] On top of the anti-GBM antibodies implicated in the disease about one in three of those affected also have cytoplasmic antineutrophilic antibodies in their bloodstream, which often pre-dates the anti-GBM antibodies by about a few months or even years.[6] The later the disease is diagnosed the worse the outcome is for the affected person.[5]
Treatment
The major mainstay of treatment for GPS is plasmapheresis, a procedure in which the affected person's blood is sent through a centrifuge and the various components separated based on weight.[7] The plasma, clear liquid part of the blood, contains the anti-GBM antibodies that attacks the affected person's lungs and kidneys and is filtered out.[7] The other parts of the blood, that is, the red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets are recycled back and given intravenously as a replacement fluid.[7] On top of this most individuals affected by the disease need to be treated with immunosuppressants (drugs that suppress the functioning of the immune system), especially cyclophosphamide, prednisone and rituximab, to prevent the formation of new anti-GBM antibodies so as to prevent further damage to the kidneys and lungs.[7] Other less toxic immunosuppressants like azathioprine may be used to maintain remission.[7]
Prognosis
Without treatment virtually every affected person will end up dying from either advanced kidney failure or lung hemorrhages.[5] With treatment the 5-year survival rate is >80% and fewer than 30% of affected individuals require long-term dialysis.[5] Likewise the median survival time is about 5.93 years in Australia and New Zealand.[5]
Epidemiology
GPS is rare affecting about 0.5-1.8 per million people per year in Europe and Asia.[5] It is also unusual among autoimmune diseases in that it is more common males than in females and is also less common in blacks than whites but more common in the Maori people of New Zealand.[5] The peak age ranges for the onset of the disease are 20-30 and 60-70 years.[5]
See also
- HLA-DR#DR2
- Pulmonary-renal syndrome
References
- ^ Goodpasture EW (1919). "The significance of certain pulmonary lesions in relation to the etiology of influenza". Am J Med Sci 158 (6): 863–870. doi:10.1097/00000441-191911000-00012.
- ^ Salama AD, Levy JB, Lightstone L, Pusey CD (September 2001). "Goodpasture's disease". Lancet 358 (9285): 917–920. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(01)06077-9. PMID 11567730.
- ^ a b c Kathuria, P; Sanghera, P; Stevenson, FT; Sharma, S; Lederer, E; Lohr, JW; Talavera, F; Verrelli, M (21 May 2013). "Goodpasture Syndrome Clinical Presentation". In Batuman, C. Medscape Reference. WebMD. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ Schwarz, MI (November 2013). "Goodpasture Syndrome: Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage and Pulmonary-Renal Syndrome". Merck Manual Professional. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Kathuria, P; Sanghera, P; Stevenson, FT; Sharma, S; Lederer, E; Lohr, JW; Talavera, F; Verrelli, M (21 May 2013). "Goodpasture Syndrome". In Batuman, C. Medscape Reference. WebMD. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ a b c Kathuria, P; Sanghera, P; Stevenson, FT; Sharma, S; Lederer, E; Lohr, JW; Talavera, F; Verrelli, M (21 May 2013). "Goodpasture Syndrome Workup". In Batuman, C. Medscape Reference. WebMD. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Kathuria, P; Sanghera, P; Stevenson, FT; Sharma, S; Lederer, E; Lohr, JW; Talavera, F; Verrelli, M (21 May 2013). "Goodpasture Syndrome Treatment & Management". In Batuman, C. Medscape Reference. WebMD. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
External links
- GBM antibodies: immunofluorescence image
Vasculitis/arteritis: systemic vasculitis (M30–M31, 446)
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Large vessel |
- Takayasu's arteritis
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Medium vessel |
- Type III hypersensitivity
- Kawasaki disease
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Small vessel |
Pauci-immune |
- c-ANCA
- Granulomatosis with polyangiitis
- p-ANCA
- Churg-Strauss syndrome
- Microscopic polyangiitis
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Type III hypersensitivity |
- Hypersensitivity vasculitis/Henoch–Schönlein purpura
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Ungrouped |
- Acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy
- Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis
- Bullous small vessel vasculitis
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Other |
- Goodpasture's syndrome
- Sneddon's syndrome
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Immune disorders: hypersensitivity and autoimmune diseases (279.5–6)
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Type I/allergy/atopy
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Foreign |
- Atopic eczema
- Allergic urticaria
- Allergic rhinitis (Hay fever)
- Allergic asthma
- Anaphylaxis
- Food allergy
- Milk
- Egg
- Peanut
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- Seafood
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- Wheat
- Penicillin allergy
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Type II/ADCC
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Foreign |
- Pernicious anemia
- Hemolytic disease of the newborn
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Autoimmune |
Cytotoxic |
- Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
- Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
- Bullous pemphigoid
- Pemphigus vulgaris
- Rheumatic fever
- Goodpasture's syndrome
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"Type V"/receptor |
- Graves' disease
- Myasthenia gravis
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Type III
(Immune complex) |
Foreign |
- Henoch–Schönlein purpura
- Hypersensitivity vasculitis
- Reactive arthritis
- Farmer's lung
- Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis
- Serum sickness
- Arthus reaction
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Autoimmune |
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Subacute bacterial endocarditis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
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Type IV/cell-mediated
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Foreign |
- Allergic contact dermatitis
- Mantoux test
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Autoimmune |
- Diabetes mellitus type 1
- Hashimoto's thyroiditis
- Guillain–Barré syndrome
- Multiple sclerosis
- Coeliac disease
- Giant-cell arteritis
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GVHD |
- Transfusion-associated graft versus host disease
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Unknown/
multiple |
Foreign |
- Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
- Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
- Transplant rejection
- Latex allergy (I+IV)
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Autoimmune |
- Sjögren's syndrome
- Autoimmune hepatitis
- Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome
- Autoimmune adrenalitis
- Systemic autoimmune disease
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Genetic disorder, extracellular: scleroprotein disease (excluding laminin and keratin)
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Collagen disease |
COL1: |
- Osteogenesis imperfecta
- Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, types 1, 2, 7
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- Hypochondrogenesis
- Achondrogenesis type 2
- Stickler syndrome
- Marshall syndrome
- Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita
- Spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia, Strudwick type
- Kniest dysplasia (see also C2/11)
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- Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, types 3 & 4
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COL5: |
- Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, types 1 & 2
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COL6: |
- Bethlem myopathy
- Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy
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COL7: |
- Epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica
- Recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa
- Bart syndrome
- Transient bullous dermolysis of the newborn
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COL9: |
- Multiple epiphyseal dysplasia 2, 3, 6
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- Schmid metaphyseal chondrodysplasia
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COL11: |
- Weissenbacher–Zweymüller syndrome
- Otospondylomegaepiphyseal dysplasia (see also C2/11)
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Laminin |
- Junctional epidermolysis bullosa
- Laryngoonychocutaneous syndrome
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Other |
- Congenital stromal corneal dystrophy
- Raine syndrome
- Urbach–Wiethe disease
- TECTA
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- B structural
- perx
- skel
- cili
- mito
- nucl
- sclr
- DNA/RNA/protein synthesis
- membrane
- transduction
- trfk
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- Urinary system
- Pathology
- Urologic disease / Uropathy (N00–N39, 580–599)
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Abdominal |
Nephropathy/
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nephrosis) |
Glomerulopathy/
glomerulitis/
(glomerulonephritis+
glomerulonephrosis) |
Primarily
nephrotic |
Non-proliferative |
- Minimal change
- Focal segmental
- Membranous
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Proliferative |
- Mesangial proliferative
- Endocapillary proliferative
- Membranoproliferative/mesangiocapillary
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Primarily
nephritic,
RPG |
Type I RPG/Type II hypersensitivity |
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Type II RPG/Type III hypersensitivity |
- Post-streptococcal
- Lupus
- IgA/Berger's
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Type III RPG/Pauci-immune |
- Granulomatosis with polyangiitis
- Microscopic polyangiitis
- Churg–Strauss syndrome
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Tubulopathy/
tubulitis |
Proximal |
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Thick ascending |
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Distal convoluted |
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Collecting duct |
- Liddle's syndrome
- RTA
- Diabetes insipidus
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Renal papilla |
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Major calyx/pelvis |
- Hydronephrosis
- Pyonephrosis
- Reflux nephropathy
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Any/all |
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Interstitium |
- Interstitial nephritis
- Pyelonephritis
- Danubian endemic familial nephropathy
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Any/all |
General syndromes |
- Renal failure
- Acute renal failure
- Chronic kidney disease
- Uremic pericarditis
- Uremia
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Vascular |
- Renal artery stenosis
- Renal ischemia
- Hypertensive nephropathy
- Renovascular hypertension
- Renal cortical necrosis
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Other |
- Analgesic nephropathy
- Renal osteodystrophy
- Nephroptosis
- Abderhalden–Kaufmann–Lignac syndrome
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Ureter |
- Ureteritis
- Ureterocele
- Megaureter
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Pelvic |
Bladder |
- Cystitis
- Interstitial cystitis
- Hunner's ulcer
- Trigonitis
- Hemorrhagic cystitis
- Neurogenic bladder dysfunction
- Bladder sphincter dyssynergia
- Vesicointestinal fistula
- Vesicoureteral reflux
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Urethra |
- Urethritis
- Non-gonococcal urethritis
- Urethral syndrome
- Urethral stricture/Meatal stenosis
- Urethral caruncle
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Any/all |
- Obstructive uropathy
- Urinary tract infection
- Retroperitoneal fibrosis
- Urolithiasis
- Bladder stone
- Kidney stone
- Renal colic
- Malakoplakia
- Urinary incontinence
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