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Management and prognosis

Last reviewed dd mmm yyyy. Last edited dd mmm yyyy

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Treatment:

  • steroids
  • cyclophosphamide
  • plasma exchange to remove antigen and/or antibody (especially in Wegener's granulomatosis (ANCA positive) and Goodpasture's syndrome)

The prognosis is poor if initial serum creatinine > 600 µmol/L.

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