Cocaine-associated retiform purpura and neutropenia: is levamisole the culprit?

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2010 Sep;63(3):530-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2010.01.055. Epub 2010 Mar 20.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Cocaine / adverse effects
  • Cocaine-Related Disorders / complications*
  • Drug Contamination*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Levamisole / adverse effects*
  • Levamisole / pharmacology
  • Neutropenia / chemically induced*
  • Neutropenia / etiology
  • Neutropenia / pathology
  • Purpura / chemically induced*
  • Purpura / etiology
  • Purpura / pathology
  • Risk Assessment
  • Severity of Illness Index

Substances

  • Levamisole
  • Cocaine