Cutaneous Necrotizing Vasculitis and Leukopenia in a Cocaine User: Is Levamisole the Culprit?
Levamisole is an antihelminthic drug banned by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2000 because of its dangerous side effects. Over the past few years, it has been identified as an adulterant in cocaine and reported to cause cutaneous vasculitis in cocaine users. The health burden of levami...
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Main Authors: | Lara El Khoury, Nabil Zeineddine, Richard Felix, Mark Goldstein |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2016-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Rheumatology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2685267 |
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