Title
Thrombotic vasculopathy probably associated with cocaine contaminated with levamisole: report of 2 cases
Other title
Vasculopatía trombótica por cocaína probablemente adulterada con levamisol: reporte de 2 casos
Date Issued
01 January 2015
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Martínez-Velasco M.A.
Flores-Suárez L.F.
Toussaint-Caire S.
Rodríguez-Carreón A.
Sánchez-Armendáriz K.
Hospital General "Dr. Manuel Gea González"
Abstract
The vasculities are complex diseases. Their cutaneous manifestations are very important and often mirror several pathologies. Cocaine use has been related to both, vasculitis and thrombotic vasculopathy and pseudovasculitis. A new syndrome has been described in association with its adulteration with levamisole. It can be very serious, leading patients to death. This is relevant as levamisole-adultered cocaine seems to be increasingly offered to consumers. Our goal is to report the first two cases in Mexico, which faces an important raise in cocaine use, emphasizing that a high suspicion based on certain characteristics allows for early recognition and adequate treatment.
Start page
98
End page
101
Volume
53
Issue
1
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Sistema cardiaco, Sistema cardiovascular
Ciencias médicas, Ciencias de la salud
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84999602985
PubMed ID
Source
Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
ISSN of the container
04435117
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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