Anti-GBM Disease

Anti g b m is a small vessel vasulitis that, overall, is really rare. It usually occurs in bymotl soo r patients less than 30 or older and often driven by the antibody formation against antigens in the glomular basement membrane. First line of muno suppression for anti g b m disease includes i b sterids up front andcyclo phosmide a. Second line agent would be retuxmaber mico fentilate. The diagnosis is usually made with clinical story as well as anti gbm antibodies in either serum or kidney biopsy.