혈장교환술과 면역억제제 치료로 호전된 항사구체기저막 항체질환 1예

Abstract

Anti-glomerular basement membrane disease is a rare autoimmune disease characterized by rapidly progressive renal failure and/or pulmonary hemorrhage. The presence of severe crescentic glomerular inflammation with linear deposition of immunoglobulin G along the glomerular basement membrane is pathognomonic. Because renal function is rapidly and often irretrievably destroyed, many patients require hemodialysis all through their lifetime. We report a case of 33 year(s)-old man who was diagnosed as anti-glomerular basement membrane disease without pulmonary hemorrhage. The patient was treated with pulse methylprednisolone and plasmapheresis followed by oral corticosteroid and cyclophosphamide. His renal function was successfully recovered with early diagnosis and aggressive treatment.