Management of an Adult with Goodpasture's Syndrome Following Brain Trauma with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Case Report

Publication date: September 2019Source: Chinese Medical Sciences Journal, Volume 34, Issue 3Author(s): Shan Wang, Haiyan Yin, Youfeng Zhu, Pei Tao, Rui Zhang, Yonghui Ma, Jianrui WeiAbstractA 22-year-old man suffered from acute pulmonary hemorrhage and deteriorated renal function occurred within 3 days after traumatic brain injury. Mechanical ventilation cannot correct his severe hypoxemia, therefore, venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) support was initiated and finally resolved his hypoxemia. Concomitantly, continuous renal replacement therapy was performed to improve his kidney function. Although no anti-glomerular basement membrane (anti-GBM) antibody was detected in serum, Goodpasture's syndrome was considered. After treated with methylprednisolone pulse therapy and plasmapheresis, his renal function was significantly improved. ECMO was eventually discontinued after 60 hours of treatment and extubated on day 10. He was discharged home with normal pulmonary and renal functions.
Source: Chinese Medical Sciences Journal - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research