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The syndrome presents with hematuria (blood in the urine) and flank (a region of the lower back beneath the ribs and above the ilium) pain which can result from a number of causes. Nonglomerular causes of bleeding (e.g., urinary infection, tumor, or nephrolithiasis) must be excluded.
Fanconi syndrome: Female athlete triad: eating disorders, amenorrhoea, decreased bone mineral density: Relative energy deficiency in sport: Felty triad: Rheumatoid arthritis, neutropenia, splenomegaly: Rheumatoid arthritis complication: Goodpasture syndrome Triad: Glomerulonephritis, pulmonary hemorrhage, presence of anti-GBM antibodies ...
Frank hematuria and loin pain should prompt a search for another cause, such as kidney stones or loin pain-hematuria syndrome. Also, there are no systemic manifestations, so presence of hearing impairment or visual impairment should prompt a search for hereditary nephritis such as Alport syndrome. [citation needed]
Purpura, arthritis, and abdominal pain are known as the "classic triad" of Henoch–Schönlein purpura. [5] Purpura occur in all cases, joint pains and arthritis in 80%, and abdominal pain in 62%. Some include gastrointestinal hemorrhage as a fourth criterion; this occurs in 33% of cases, sometimes, but not necessarily always, due to ...
A number of diseases can cause bone pain, including the following: Endocrine, such as hyperparathyroidism, osteoporosis, kidney failure. [7]Gastrointestinal or systemic, such as celiac disease and non-celiac gluten sensitivity (both often occur without obvious digestive symptoms), inflammatory bowel disease (including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis).
Goodpasture syndrome may quickly result in permanent lung and kidney damage, often leading to death. It is treated with medications that suppress the immune system such as corticosteroids and cyclophosphamide, and with plasmapheresis, in which the antibodies are removed from the blood. Due to the GPS's rapid progression, the significant ...
Arthritis: Pain or swelling (60%), often initially diagnosed as rheumatoid arthritis; Skin: subcutaneous nodules (granulomas) on the elbow, purpura, various others (see cutaneous vasculitis) Nervous system: occasionally sensory neuropathy (10%) and rarely mononeuritis multiplex; Heart, gastrointestinal tract, brain, other organs: rarely affected.
Signs and symptoms may include abdominal or upper leg pain, hematuria, and shock. It can be caused by major trauma or by non-traumatic mechanisms. Signs and symptoms