Anti–Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease and Goodpasture Disease

In this article I will be giving you a detailed perspective of Anti- GBM disease and Goodpasture disease which are basically known as a rare disorder that causes the deterioration of your kidney and lung. Some just only get involved only the lung or kidney. Below are the table of contents needed for you to understand this article.

 

Table Of Contents

  • Brief Theory
  • Causes and symptoms
  • Treatment and Medication
  • Prevention
  • Conclusion

 

Brief Theory

 

To understand both the diseases you have to understand how it affects your body and the certain level of risks it can provoke, for instance anti-GBM diseases also known an Goodpasture Syndrome are as said in the introduction part, known to be a rare disorder that involves in terms of affecting your kidney or lung. This is an autoimmune disorder when the immune system accidentally attacks and destroys the healthy body issue.

 

Then the syndrome gets developed which releases a substance that attacks a protein called “collagen” which is in tiny air sacs of your lungs and also the filtering units of the kidneys.

 

These substances are known as “Antiglomerular basement membrane antibodies”. Which helps the glomerular basement membrane which is an interior part of the kidneys to help filter waste and extra fluid from the blood.

 

Despite being a rare disease it’s dangerous to and occurs to the people who range in age from 20-30 or older sometimes to 60 and mostly is provoked to men .The syndrome is usually fatal but proper diagnosis and treatment will do to attain stability.

 

Goodpasture can develop into an infection like cold or flu. Which will turn on a longer run 

 

Causes and Symptoms 

Scientists and Medical Experts are not yet certain the major cause of this 

Syndrome perhaps for now it’s believed to run in families so genetics has a major role to play or combinations of other factors like dry cleaning chemicals or weed killer and viral infections.

 

Most common symptoms of Goodpasture syndrome 

  • Nausea 
  • Pale Skin
  • Lack of energy
  • Breathing Problem

 

At this stage its basic when symptoms may occur where symptoms deteriorating 

  • Coughing blood
  • Burning Feeling when urinating 

 

Symptoms of kidney involvement may occur,

  • Blood in the urine 
  •  Proteinuria(Protein in the urine) 




Treatment and Medication

 

Treatment will be based on the given below points

 

  • Overall health
  • Age
  • Handle the medications, procedure 
  • The duration of the condition which existed in the body
  • Medical History 
  • Temperature of your body

 

Your Diagnosis will be done when they examine you and figure out the symptoms down below are certain medical tests and diagnose which your healthcare providers will do in order to understand the actual cause-

  • CT scan or chest X ray 
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Kidney Biopsy
  • Urine Test
  • Blood Tests

 

The treatment can be included are Immunosuppressive medicines which medicines help your immune systems from making antibodies which are at a greater risk for infections,

Which are prescribed antibodies and you of two more which are Corticosteroids and Plasmapheresis which includes decrease of inflammation and tissue damage which then helps control bleeding.

 

A process where the blood plasma is cleaned of harmful antibodies so for this steroids are used in Plasmapheresis.

 

Prevention

 

Usually there is less chance of preventing Goodpasture Syndrome, But there is a lower risk by avoiding tobacco ,smoking and chemicals that will trigger the disorder.

 

Healthcare provides a blood test to check for the HLA-DR15 antigen. If you ask your healthcare provider for a regular check up to monitor your health they will do and let you know about the results.

 

Possible Complications are Chronic Kidney Disease, End stage Kidney Disease, lung Failure and escalation of glomerulonephritis.

 

Conclusion

 

In the above context of the article if you say early symptoms then its good that you have a quick response to it and contact your health care provider for the steps taken to prevent further escalation in your body. Even though it’s hard to prevent, having a good lifestyle will help you to be sustained and treatment will help you to cure if no complications occur to you at any point. Only depends on how you handle the treatment if it does happen to you.

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