Pulmonary hemorrhage and glomerulonephritis in the absence of anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody.
We have described a case of pulmonary hemorrhage and idiopathic crescentic glomerulonephritis unrelated to anti-glomerular basement membrane antibodies and/or immune complexes. Although pulmonary hemorrhage was controlled dramatically with high doses of corticosteroids, renal function declined rapidly.
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D001485:Basement Membrane / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000276:immunology*; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology*; D008875:Middle Aged
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000906:Antibodies