Cocaine/levamisole-induced systemic vasculitis with retiform purpura and pauci-immune glomerulonephritis

Cocaine/levamisole-induced systemic vasculitis with retiform purpura and pauci-immune glomerulonephritis

Levamisole has been increasingly used as an adulterant of cocaine in recent years, emerging as a public health challenge worldwide. Levamisole-associated toxicity manifests clinically as a systemic vasculitis, consisting of cutaneous, hematological, and renal lesions, among others. Purpura retiform,...

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Main Authors: F.V. Veronese, R.S.O. Dode, M. Friderichs, G.G. Thomé, D.R. da Silva, P.G. Schaefer, V.C. Sebben, A.R. Nicolella, E.J.G. Barros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2016-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
Cocaine
Levamisole
Systemic vasculitis
ANCA
Retiform purpura
Crescentic glomerulonephritis
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