CHEST-X-RAY IN ANTI-GLOMERULAR BASEMENT-MEMBRANE ANTIBODY DISEASE (GOODPASTURES-SYNDROME)
CHEST-X-RAY IN ANTI-GLOMERULAR BASEMENT-MEMBRANE ANTIBODY DISEASE (GOODPASTURES-SYNDROME)
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DOI:
10.1016/s0009-9260(79)80223-8
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发表时间:
1979-01-01
影响因子:
2.6
通讯作者:
CHIN, WS
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作者:
BOWLEY, NB;STEINER, RE;CHIN, WS
Chest radiographs of 25 patients with proven antiglomerular basement membrane antibody disease (Goodpasture''s syndrome) were analyzed. All patients except 2 had pulmonary hemorrhage at some stage of their disease. There were 39 pulmonary hemorrhage episodes, 25 being relapses. During 7 episodes the chest radiograph was normal. Pulmonary hemorrhage relapses never occurred in isolation but were usually associated with infection (not necessarily a chest infection) or occasionally fluid overload. Fluid overload or infection were always associated with pulmonary hemorrhage provided there were high or rising titers of circulating antibodies at the time. In a patient with antiglomerular basement membrane antibody disease, shadow presence in lung fields on the chest radiography almost invariably means the patient has pulmonary hemorrhage whether or not pulmonary edema or chest infection were present. Shadowing limitation by a fissure, loss of major portions of the diaphragmatic or cardiac silhouette, lung apex involvement or costophrenic angles suggested an underlying chest infection. Septal lines suggested fluid overload. Pleural effusions were seen with chest infections and fluid overload. The CO uptake (KCO) was invariably high in the pulmonary hemorrhage presence even if the chest radiograph was normal. Combined KCO and chest radiograph is the best method of monitoring lung disease in these patients.