title: Good outcome in anti-glomerular basement membrane nephritis.
abstract: We report a 6-year-old boy with anti-glomerular basement membrane nephritis (Goodpasture's syndrome). Intensive treatment with plasmapheresis and immunosuppression resulted in clearance of antibody and good recovery of renal function.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gilvarry
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Doyle
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Gill
mesh_terms: D019867:Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D000906:Antibodies / Q000276:immunology; D001485:Basement Membrane / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D010956:Plasmapheresis; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies