Elevated C-reactive Protein and Role of Steroids in Cocaine-associated Levamisole-induced Vasculitis

Levamisole is a common contaminant in cocaine and has led to the emergence of an entity known as levamisole-induced vasculitis (LIV). There is no consensus on the management of this condition. We describe a patient who presented with acute on chronic LIV who was treated with pulse dose steroids. We...

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Autores principales: Alexander, Swetha Ann, Mathew Thomas, Vinay, Savage, Jacqueline A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Dermatology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7213659/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32399331
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.7597

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7213659/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32399331
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.7597

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