Intravenous drug abuse mimicking vasculitis

D Khanna; T J Drehmer

Intravenous drug abuse mimicking vasculitis

South Med J. 2001 May;94(5):505-7.

Authors

D Khanna¹, T J Drehmer

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, USA.

PMID: 11372802

Abstract

"Mimickers" of vasculitis are well-documented in the literature. We report a case of intravenous drug abuse manifesting with signs and symptoms suggestive of vasculitis. This case highlights the need for diagnostic precision in the evaluation of suspected vasculitis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Asthma / complications
Asthma / therapy
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Foreign Bodies / etiology
Foreign Bodies / pathology
Humans
Lung Diseases, Interstitial / etiology
Lung Diseases, Interstitial / pathology
Substance Abuse, Intravenous / diagnosis*
Vasculitis / diagnosis*