A curious case of antiglomerular basement membrane antibody disease. Clin Case Rep 2018 Aug;6(8):1647-1648
Date
08/28/2018Pubmed ID
30147929Pubmed Central ID
PMC6099048DOI
10.1002/ccr3.1677Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85050756978 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)Abstract
Antiglomerular basement membrane (GBM) antibody disease is a vasculitis affecting glomerular capillaries, pulmonary capillaries, or both, with GBM deposition of autoantibodies. It can be both life- and organ-threatening and delayed diagnosis may be detrimental. Alveolar hemorrhage and microscopic hematuria should be excluded in anybody who is suspected of this disease.