Spinal subarachnoid hematomas and cerebral infarctions in Goodpasture's disease.

Taieb, G; Renard, D; Bonafe, A; Labauge, P · Spinal Cord · 2011

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Goodpasture's disease with central nervous system involvement is extremely rare. We report a 62-year-old woman with Goodpasture's disease (GD) associated with the presence of perinuclear anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies, complicated by spinal subarachnoid hematomas and cerebral infarctions. In spite of aggressive treatment, the patient died. GD and anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies vasculitis should be suspected in patients presented with renal insufficiency with spinal and/or brain involvement.

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