Goodpasture's syndrome. Unusual presentation after exposure to hard metal dust.
An unusual case of Goodpasture's syndrome in a 26-year-old man with occupational exposure to hard metal dust is described. The patient developed a life-threatening interstitial lung disease that was followed by a rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis two months later. To our knowledge, association of Goodpasture's syndrome and hard metal exposure has not been reported previously.
Lechleitner
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P
Department of Internal Medicine, Innsbruck University Hospital, Austria.
Defregger
M
M
Lhotta
K
K
Tötsch
M
M
Fend
F
F
D000328:Adult; D000497:Alloys / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019867:Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D001706:Biopsy; D003035:Cobalt / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004391:Dust / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014414:Tungsten / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017973:Tungsten Compounds
D000497:Alloys; D004391:Dust; D017973:Tungsten Compounds; C080121:hard metal; C002802:tungsten carbide; D003035:Cobalt; D014414:Tungsten