Goodpasture's syndrome complicated by nocardia asteroides infection.
A case of Goodpasture's syndrome--an immunological disorder characterised by a proliferative glomerunlonephritis with haemorrhagic pulmonary alveolitis--is described. There has been complete functional recovery of the presenting renal failure, but the immunosuppressive therapy was complicated by a severe episode of metastasising nocardiosis.
D000328:Adult; D019867:Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D009616:Nocardia asteroides; D012008:Recurrence
D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents