UKMLA PLAB AMC USMLE Prometric MCQ

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:
In this case the presence of her pulmonary hemorrhage, glomerulonephritis, and positive anti-basement membrane serology,diagnosis of Goodpasture's syndrome is made. Goopasture's syndrome is now defined as a triad of: a) pulmonary or alveolar hemorrhage (defined as hemoptysis, unexplained anemia, and diffuse alveolar infiltrates on chest x-ray) (2), b) glomerulonephritis (cresentic or rapidly progressive), and c) serum anti-basement membrane antibodies or linear immunofluorescence of IgG on basement membranes. Death in Goodpasture's disease is usually secondary to chronic renal failure