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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...
Autores principales: | Alexander, Swetha Ann, Mathew Thomas, Vinay, Savage, Jacqueline A |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2020
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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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