Goodpasture Syndrome -A rare condition characterised by glomerulonephritis and haemorrhaging
of the lungs.
Although many diseases can present with these symptoms, the name Goodpasture’s syndrome
is usually reserved for the autoimmune disease triggered when the patient’s immune
system attacks Goodpasture antigen (a type II hypersensitivity reaction, which is
found in the kidney and lung, and in time causes damage to these organs.
