What is Goodpasture syndrome?

Goodpasture’s syndrome is an autoimmune disorder that usually involves both the lungs and the kidneys. Substances called anti-glomerular basement membrane antibodies are mistakenly released causing damage to the filtering system of the kidneys and air sacs in the lungs.

How do members experience Goodpasture syndrome?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with Goodpasture syndrome*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for Goodpasture syndrome*

Who has Goodpasture syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 2
30s 19
40s 14
50s 13
60s 14
70+ 4

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 28
Female 38

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What is Goodpasture syndrome?

Goodpasture’s syndrome is an autoimmune disorder that usually involves both the lungs and the kidneys. Substances called anti-glomerular basement membrane antibodies are mistakenly released causing damage to the filtering system of the kidneys and air sacs in the lungs.



Common symptoms reported by people with Goodpasture syndrome

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for Goodpasture syndrome

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Compare treatments taken by people with Goodpasture syndrome

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Who has Goodpasture syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 55 say Goodpasture syndrome is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 2
30s 19
40s 14
50s 13
60s 14
70+ 4
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 3
20-29 years 5
30-39 years 1
40-49 years 3
50-59 years 0
60-69 years 3
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 28
Female 38

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 18
Not Diagnosed 8

These charts show data from Goodpasture syndrome patients who have completed their condition history
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