Imaging findings of central nervous system vasculitis associated with Goodpasture's Syndrome: a case report.
Glomerulonephritis and pulmonary hemorrhage are features of Goodpasture's syndrome. Goodpasture's syndrome accompanied with central nervous system (CNS) vasculitis is extremely rare. Herein, we report a rare case of CNS vasculitis associated with Goodpasture's syndrome in a 34-year-old man, who presented with a seizure and sudden onset of right sided weakness. He also had recurrent hemoptysis of one month's duration. Goodpasture's syndrome is histologically diagnosed by intense linear deposits of IgG along the glomerular basement membrane in both renal and lung tissues.
Kim
Jee Young
JY
Department of Radiology, St. Maryos Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Ahn
Kook Jin
KJ
Jung
Jung Im
JI
Jung
So Lyung
SL
Kim
Bum Soo
BS
Hahn
Seong Tae
ST
D000328:Adult; D019867:Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000276:immunology; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000209:etiology; D010956:Plasmapheresis; D035583:Rare Diseases; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography; D020293:Vasculitis, Central Nervous System / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D003287:Contrast Media; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D008775:Methylprednisolone