Methamphetamine‐induced renal pseudovasculitis: Suspicion is the key

It is important to recognize drug‐induced vasculitis as patients with true vasculitis often require immunosuppressive therapy and delay in treatment can result in significant mortality. Illicit drug use (specifically methamphetamine and cocaine) should be in the differential diagnosis of vasculitis...

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Autores principales: Chamarthi, Gajapathiraju, Lee Loy, Justin, Koratala, Abhilash
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
Materias:
Clinical Images
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6389488/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30847211
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1976
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Sumario:It is important to recognize drug‐induced vasculitis as patients with true vasculitis often require immunosuppressive therapy and delay in treatment can result in significant mortality. Illicit drug use (specifically methamphetamine and cocaine) should be in the differential diagnosis of vasculitis as it typically resolves with cessation of the drug.

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