pulmonary disorders
Goodpasture Syndrome
Treatment of Goodpasture Syndrome
Plasma exchange Corticosteroids andcyclophosphamide Immediate survival in patients with pulmonary hemorrhage and respiratory failure is linked to airway control; Tracheal Intubation and Treatment is daily or every-other-day Plasma exchange for 2 to 3 weeks using 4-L exchanges to remove anti-GBM antibodies, combined with corticosteroids (usually Rituximabcould be used in some patients who have severe adverse effects due tocyclophosphamideor refusecyclophosphamideas treatment, but it has not been well studied in patients with Goodpasture syndrome. 