A case of Levamisole-induced systemic vasculitis and cocaine-induced midline destructive lesion a case report

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 197-200

  Zwang, Nicholas A ^a   Wagner, Lisa B Van ^a   Rose, Shawn ^b  

^a Division of Internal Medicine   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Cocaine; Levamisole; Midline destructive lesion; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; LEVAMISOLE; NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY; PREDNISONE; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COCAINE INDUCED MIDLINE DESTRUCTIVE LESION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPNEA; HEART PALPITATION; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; MALE; NOSE SEPTUM PERFORATION; ODYNOPHAGIA; PALATE DISEASE; POLYARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SKIN ULCER; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMIC VASCULITIS; TONGUE ULCER;

ANTI-NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY-ASSOCIATED VASCULITIS; ANTIBODIES, ANTINEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC; BIOPSY; COCAINE; DRUG CONTAMINATION; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; LEVAMISOLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASES; NOSE DISEASES; PALATE; PREDNISONE; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES, VASCULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80051792302     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: 15367355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RHU.0b013e31821cb9d5     Document Type: Article

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