title: Goodpasture's syndrome in a patient using cocaine--a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Glomerulonephritis is a very rare form of cocaine-induced renal pathology. We report a 26-year-old woman having inhaled cocaine, who presented with antiglomerular basement membrane glomerulonephritis and pulmonary hemorrhage. She was treated with immunosuppressive therapy and plasmapheresis. Maintenance hemodialysis was required on discharge. We stress the importance of early detection and treatment of this renal association for the potential fatal consequences implicated.
authors.affiliation: Nephrology Section, Hospital General Universitario de Elche, Alicante, Spain. emma_@wanadoo.es
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Sirvent
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Enríquez
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Andrada
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Amorós
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Gallego
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: González
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Padilla
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019867:Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D019970:Cocaine-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans