Characteristic purpura of the ears, vasculitis, and neutropenia - A potential public health epidemic associated with levamisole-adulterated cocaine

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Chung, Catherine ^a   Tumeh, Paul C ^b   Birnbaum, Ron ^b   Tan, Belinda H ^b   Sharp, Linda ^b   McCoy, Erin ^b   Mercurio, Mary Gail ^a   Craft, Noah ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

agranulocytosis; cocaine; drug reaction; levamisole; neutropenia; purpura; vasculitis

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; LEVAMISOLE; NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY;

AGRANULOCYTOSIS; ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; NEUTROPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURPURA; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN MANIFESTATION; VASCULITIS;

EID: 80052821224     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2010.08.024     Document Type: Article

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