Goodpasture's syndrome: haemodialysis, pacing and extrapulmonary oxygenation.
Two cases of Goodpasture's syndrome are reported. Intensive therapy, extracorporeal oxygenation by haemodialysis, assisted respiration and short-term pacing were applied together with immunosuppressive treatment and repeated exchange transfusions. By this treatment combined with bilateral nephrectomy a few weeks' remission was attained in a young female patient. An intensive therapy of this kind is recommended in rapid progressive glomerulonephritis of other types as well.
D000328:Adult; D019867:Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy; D006435:Renal Dialysis