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August 24, 2018
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- Published: August 24, 2018
- By: Vanessa Moreno, MD
- Tags: Acute kidney injury, Anti-GBM, Crescentic glomerulonephritis, Goodpasture’s syndrome, Hemoptysis, Pulmonary hemorrhage
ANSWER: D
Anti-GBM disease is a rare small vessel vasculitis that affects glomerular and pulmonary capillaries. The majority of patients develop widespread glomerular crescent formation, presenting with features of rapidly progressive GN, and 40-60% will have concurrent alveolar hemorrhage