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Recurrent Febrile Neutropenia and Thrombocytopenia in a Chronic Cocaine User: A Case of Levamisole Induced Complications

Cocaine is used by approximately 1.5 million Americans each month and up to 69% of the cocaine seized contains levamisole. The real incidence of cocaine-levamisole induced neutropenia is unclear but probably underestimated. Associated complications include fever, thrombocytopenia, skin-vasculitis di...

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Autores principales:	Martinez, Eduardo, Alvi, Raza, Venkatram, Sindhaghatta, Diaz-Fuentes, Gilda
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
Materias:	Case Report
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4385627/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25874134 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/303098

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