Testing for levamisole and cocaine in hair samples for the diagnosis of levamisole-related panniculitis

J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2015 Dec;29(12):2487-9. doi: 10.1111/jdv.12582. Epub 2014 Jun 9.

Authors

L Polivka¹, G Peytavin², N Franck¹, L Mouthon³, N Dupin¹

Affiliations

¹ Service de Dermatologie, Université Paris Descartes, Pavillon Tarnier, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris.
² EA 4409, Université Paris Diderot and Service de Pharmacologie-Toxicologie, Hôpital Bichat, AP-HP, Paris.
³ Service de Médecine Interne, Université Paris Descartes, Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP, Paris.

PMID: 24910368
DOI: 10.1111/jdv.12582

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Cocaine / analysis*
Cocaine-Related Disorders / complications
Female
Hair / chemistry*
Humans
Levamisole / adverse effects
Levamisole / analysis*
Panniculitis / chemically induced
Panniculitis / diagnosis*

Substances

Levamisole
Cocaine