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  • Title: Levamisole-induced occlusive necrotizing vasculitis of the ears after use of cocaine contaminated with levamisole.
    Author: Buchanan JA, Vogel JA, Eberhardt AM.
    Journal: J Med Toxicol; 2011 Mar; 7(1):83-4. PubMed ID: 20549422.
    Abstract:
    Based on the best available data, approximately 2.1 million Americans use illicit cocaine each month; for the last several months, 30% of that cocaine has been "cut" with a veterinary pharmaceutical, levamisole. Levamisole can cause agranulocytosis, leaving patients susceptible to fulminate and opportunistic infections and also can cause a debilitating cutaneous necrotizing vasculitis. In this manuscript, we describe a case and provide an image of levamisole-induced necrotizing vasculitis of the ears.
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