Cocaine-related vasculitis

Clin Case Rep. 2020 Oct 26;8(12):3640-3641. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3450. eCollection 2020 Dec.

Abstract

Patients presenting with pancytopenia and a painful purpuric rash should be evaluated for levamisole-induced vasculitis and counseled about cocaine cessation as continued exposure can lead to permanent deformity of the involved areas.

Keywords: cocaine use; emergency medicine; substance abuse; toxicology; vasculitis.