A 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,venoa...A 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.展开更多
基金Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province of China(No.2015A030313735)the Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province of China(No.2014A020212651)
文摘A 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.
