Treatment Options For Goodpasture Syndrome

Plasmapheresis

Plasmapheresis is another one of the most common treatments for Goodpasture syndrome. Medical professionals will often pair this treatment with oral medications. Rather than addressing direct symptoms in the lungs and kidneys, plasmapheresis attempts to help the underlying cause of Goodpasture syndrome. Though we don't yet know how to make the immune system stop producing the harmful antibodies entirely, this treatment removes the existing harmful antibodies from the patient's blood. The procedure involves drawing the patient's blood into a centrifuge, which separates the plasma from the red and white blood cells. The plasma is the component of the blood that houses the harmful antibodies. Once the plasma has been removed from the red and white cells, the healthy portions of the blood are mixed with donated plasma. This new, antibody-free blood then runs back into the body.

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